Celsius

How far away is sleep now?

In between the sheets it's cool

Hidden under blankets of plastic

And cellophane blue

The temperature is rising

And I will fake a fever too

There are still so many things

I wouldn't do

I feel like I am naked

An emperor without his clothes

And still my hands are shaking

Broken with an overdose

On chemicals I'm burning

Drunk deadly and old

And still there's something here

That leaves my cold

She's awake now

I know that she's awake now

I'm awake now

She knows that I'm awake now

We're awake now

We know that it is over

And it is obvious now

Still we're waiting

Close enough to smell it

Take a deep breath, relax

Out upon the stairway

It's frozen and it shines like glass

We've been sleeping through September

And we're brittle as the frozen glass

And still I think I know

I'm coming back

She's awake now

I know that she's awake now

I'm awake now

She knows that I'm awake now

We're awake now

We know that it is over

And it is obvious now

Still we're waiting

What if I'm wrong?

I could be wrong

I could be wrong

I could be wrong