Not an Option - The Wild Reeds

My blood gets thinner when I drink

You doubt, make you love me

And my heart gets stronger when it bleeds

It happens so quick, like skinning your knees

All of my sadness boils down to one fact

I want someone to do what I can’t do for myself

But that’s not an option, I’m only human

Nostalgia lies and sets the truth on fire

My house cries when I leave

All my fingerprints, on the doors, they turn pink

Pink like my mind when I think about you

It’s not often the world hands it to you

All of my sadness boils down to one fact

I want someone to do what I won’t do for myself

That’s not an option, I’m only human

Nostalgia lies and sets the truth on fire

You’re not a savior, but I wish that you were

And with each little lie we set the world on fire

I’ve been sifting through my dreams

And I’m looking for the clues

Gathering the evidence

Chasing down the muse

But the maps have no coordinates

No footsteps to follow in

Somedays, when the sky is clear

I believe we can undo the lies that got us here