cold sweat, cold city, cold stone.
chilled brick through the soles of my feet.
the parts and processes feel older, and my body aged
more than i'd care to admit.

slide my toes over the edge and curl down.
stare down. stare down, stare down.
tiny shafts of...dust and light.
tiny lines of ...air and atoms.
breathe in. breathe in
and hold tight. hold tight.
slide my toes over the edge and curl down.
stare down. stare down, stare down.

and this city breathes me in, holds me tight (Hold tight)
clenching me in it's soot encrusted lungs
suffocating, suffocating, limitless and real
suffocating, suffocating, suffocate me
breathe in. breathe in and hold tight.
breathe in. breathe in and hold tight.

and this city breathes me in, crushes the will,
and this city breathes me in, and crushes the way
suffocating, suffocating, limitless and real
once I saw light, piercing through the thickness, through the dark.
once I saw light and forgot what the feeling was on my skin
I rubbed the dirt from my skin and it pierced further
past the skin, past the tendons,
past the muscles and bones
it surrounded me and cleared the air
breathe in. breathe in and hold tight.

and this city breathes me in, but I will not be still
breathe in. breathe this in and hold tight.

and this city breathes me in, and I breathe back
breathe in. breathe this in and hold tight.

cold sweat, cold brick, cold skin, cold feet. again and again.
cold sweat, cold brick, cold skin, cold feet. again and again.
cold sweat, cold brick, cold skin, cold feet. again and again.

it reminds me that you and i are more than this home,
more than this band around my limbs.

it reminds me that you and i are more than this skin,
more than the weathered scraps.

we are willing. willing to fill this heart and these lungs with more.
we are willing. willing to fill this life with love

i hold tight for you. you hold tight. hold tight.