Artifex Pereo – Posture And Progress lyrics

[Verse 1]
I am the king of short phrases
Because my good intentions never make it that far
My hand is at the seam
Strained I’ll never make it that far
I am begging for mercy at the hands of myself
I am drowning in my own ink, reaching for the rim of the well
Tilt me over onto a canvas and let my thoughts transpose
So all that’s needed is a bridge of light
Where visions and thoughts are the passer bys
Crossing the t’s and dotting the i's in the space between connection and sight
I want my words to act as the weather, sealing gaps in the dialogues between a man and another
While you wish to live forever, I only wish to forever live in the kinds of words written to live by

[Chorus]
Save this shell of a man (Gripping throats but killing cotton) before his fractures bring him down
Hold his words captive as he held the pulse within his fist(Serves as management for the most uncommon)

[Verse 2]
Buried underneath a burden, leaking thoughts out onto the pavement
Pull me from the wreckage and follow the scars painted on my body
To the heart of a mouth sewn shut
To the heart of a mouth sewn
Hid behind these walls lay the lion, like trapped thoughts in a cage
For this is an emergency, please operate and remove my stories (Remove my stories)

[Chorus]
Save this shell of a man (Gripping throats but killing cotton) before his fractures bring him down
Hold his words captive as he held the pulse within his fist(Serves as management for the most uncommon)

[Outro]
Save this shell of a man (I am the king of short phrases) before his fractures bring him down
Hold his words captive as he held the pulse within his fist(I am the king of short phrases)