Unraveling

You tie your shoes too tight, you know
 'Cause it feels better that way
 And when you don't, all night you are dreaming
 You walk, laces streaming down the street behind you
 A river of tangled string
 You are unraveling
 And no one else seems to mind
 You keep it to yourself, stay numb and act fine
 You wear the truth under your sole, like a pebble
 It makes you limp and sway
 But it will out someday
 Take it from me it is no use
 Washing your hands so often they are clean and cracked
 You never get your old skin back
 Once you have loved like that
 You're a river of tangled string
 You are unraveling
 And no one else seems to mind
 You keep it to yourself, shake'em off and act fine
 You wear your shame under your sole, like a pebble
 It makes you limp and sway
 But it will out someday
 He is inside you, he loved your marrow
 You think you could cut him out with a knife
 If you went deep enough
 I don't think so
 Maybe sing him back to living
 'Cause he might rise like a snake in a basket
 Or he may close his eyes
 And wait till his life is a full-fledged casket
 Floating on
 A river of tangled string
 You are unraveling
 And no one else seems to mind
 You keep it to yourself, stay numb and act fine
 You wear the truth under your sole, like a pebble
 It makes you limp and sway
 But it will out someday.