Wearing The Inside Out

From morning to night I stayed out of sight
Didn't recognise what I'd become
No more than alive I'd barely survive
In a word . . . overrun

Won't hear a sound_______He's curled into the corner
From my mouth_________But still the screen is flickering
I've spent too long_______With an endless stream of garbage to
On the inside out________Curse the place
My skin is cold__________In a sea of random images
To the human touch______The self-destructing animal
This bleeding heart's_____Waiting for the waves to break
Not beating much

I murmured a vow of silence and now
I don't even hear when I think aloud
Extinguished by light I turn on the night
Wear its darkness with an empty smile

I'm creeping back to life
My nervous system all away
I'm wearing the inside out

Look at him now
He's paler somehow
But he's coming round
He's starting to choke
It's been so long since he spoke
Well he can have the words right from my mouth

And with these words I can see
Clear through the clouds that covered me
Just give it time then speak my name
Now we can hear ourselves again

I'm holding out_______He's standing on the threshold
For the day__________Caught in fiery anger
When all the clouds___And hurled into the furnace he'll
Have blown away_____Curse the place
I'm with you now_____He's torn in all directions
Can speak your name__And the screen is still flickering
Now we can hear_____Waiting for the flames to break
Ourselves again