VERSE 1:

I said when you're done come look for me-

It’s like looking for cocaine in the snow

And all my friends are in my head

That’s how we’re always in the know

I feel air bubbles in my chest

This a body I’ve outgrown

Cigarette smoke all in my clothes-

Play the drum line with my bones…

Another Griot…

Eyes closed

She knows

CHORUS:

I’m scared to

Sleep

For fear of

Cold

It’s in my

Genes

Words in my

Soul! (throat)

Don’t wanna bleed-

But I want to, go

I hear my

Beating

Like ragtime

Like rag-time

VERSE 2:

I told myself I’m doing fine

I think I'm starting to believe

I think I’d rather check the time-

Before I go to check my breathing

I saw myself in a big window

Then inside a TV screen

No depression

Just reflections-

Of how I look when I’m not screaming!

I know I learned to follow suit

Before I learned to follow dreams

And I wear designer clothes-

To put my heart out on my sleeve

T-Shirt say Comme Des Garçons;

And my mouth say Comme Des Filles

I know the way I live life cold

But at least I’m not on my knees…

Instead I rest in peace!

Clean

God speed…

CHORUS:

I’m scared to

Sleep

For fear of

Cold

It’s in my

Genes

Words in my

Soul! (throat)

Don’t wanna bleed-

But I want to, go

I hear my

Beating

Like ragtime

Like rag-time