The Glass Ceiling

Vapor and ichor, dance and whisper
Turning, exchanging partners again
Liquor runs hot like a river in veins
Red lines are splitting the whites of my eyes
Is it no sleep or my sanity frayed?
I've slipped the grip of unforgiving sense

Take me higher, it's better next time
Revolution in my chest, then hollow
Warm cloud from my lungs on the glass ceiling
One blink of bliss, omnipotent feeling

Then the crash, not a shock but reminder
Still, I call you back to burn in me
Light up these veins, truth or lies, I don't mind
Stay for a while, be good, let me feel

Not a surprise, only omen and warning
This isn't me, but it hardly matters
I'm in love with a seldom-seen shadow
Still, I yearn, and my heart comes up empty
What am I if I cannot feel?
You're the hush I chase when daylight burns

Take me higher, it's better next time
Revolution in my chest, then hollow
Warm cloud from my lungs on the glass ceiling
One blink of bliss, omnipotent feeling

Then the crash, not a shock but reminder
Still I call you back to burn in me
Light up these veins, truth or lies, I don't mind
Stay for a while, be good, let me feel

I take you again, pull you deep inside
Stay for a while, oh be gentle with me
Let me touch that clear pane again
Lower each time, yet it's worth all the sorrow
Farther I fall, but I swear I remember
The instant it lifts me, remakes me, surrenders

Take me higher, it's better next time
Revolution in my chest, then hollow
Warm cloud from my lungs on the glass ceiling
One blink of bliss, omnipotent feeling

Then the crash, not a shock but reminder
Still I call you back to burn in me
Light up these veins, truth or lies, I don't mind
Stay for a while, be good, let me feel

Something extraordinary, lost in the shadows
Come in again, stay a while, before I forget
Move through my ribs, through the quiet and scars
Stay, and remind me what you are