Indictment

(Lyrics from "Cans" by Tunng)
By Amy Phillips

young girl, swimming in the remains of a youth lost
seeing him standing there, drunk with sickness
nothing between you but his hunger and blindness
he will never be what he is believed to be
what he believes himself to be, even in your room at night
where he wrecks and ruins the girl inside
he is a leper in hiding and no one knows his truth
only you and you won't tell

If you find you feel you're falling through the floor just
Put your hand out in the dark and feel the bones inside you.

darkness finds you through the cracks in the floor
underneath another broken man
who leaves you with nothing but a belly full
kicked around by the scum of life, you've vanished
nothing left behind your eyes
losing every moment gained to self loathing and fear

If you find you feel you're falling through the floor just
Put your hand out in the dark and feel the bones inside you.

words flew from your mouth like bats from a cave
tears flooded the space between you and mother
you hammered at your self from the inside
your truth was released and couldn't be taken back
not even when the hurt was placed on a shelf
you sat, in black, watching people speak of him with love
as if his destruction had been erased by cancer
the smut in his lungs, the only hint of justice

If you find you feel you're falling through the floor just
Put your hand out in the dark and feel the bones inside you.