day dream

day dream, day dream
wake me up, it's morning

day dream spreads its finger claws
grips you frozen in place
great chasm opens up at dawn
stares you down, pale faced

start the motion, start the clock
wind-up bird makes marionette
makes breakfast, fills the coffee pot
makes lists and instantly forgets

tries to grab the day, drops
the plot, lost, day dream
doesn't seem quite real yet
wading through like thick cream

focus on the little things
count to ten to eight to four
wrap yourself in routine
get dressed, go out the door, walk

train, work, train, get
a grip, get some meaning in
to wake to dream to live asleep
to fall to stay in place

day dream, day dream
wake me up, it's morning
how long has it been
this way

time stretches open jaws
locks you paralysed in place
you know you wanted something more
you just don't know what

try to follow structured thought
spools spill spin speeds
up too fast too big and caught
in never ending replay

try to move ahead towards
know it wont work anyway
still feels like you haven't yet
gone anywhere at all

to wake to dream to live asleep
to fall on unsuspecting face
is this mine or is it yours
seems to happen far away
to wake to dream to live asleep
to fall to stay in place

day dream, day dream
wake me up, it's morning
how long has it been
this way