In precious little circles thoughts run races Dead in the water, black and still Drowning in downsize none finish first No stars get us out of this hold Slow down, just two are left I see your smile shine red in the silence It's laughing at me, one of us is next Is this real life, less end line When all is done and said A slip-step cracked my skull I think, spirals down A slip-step cracked my skull I think spirals down the brain They burned the smiles off the sideways Made it my fortune to watch it all happen Be sure we're still going nowhere They retch an apology for necessity But my blood still swims inside They rumble for more but I won't make the next cut Spiral goes sideways in or out Ragged heels scrape up the pavement Read a line off the kick in the breeze