Page 79 of The Second Deal

Intoxicated

–Now And On Earth

Myface ishot and puffy and snotty.Tissuesdot my bedspread amongTimelessmerch and pile on the floor.TheTimelessshirt on me smells like plastic and musty old cardboard, butIdon’t care.

Zaksings to me through my earbuds.Singsaboutme, forever immortalized in the most popularTimelesstrack to date.

He’sbeen on repeat for a couple of hours.Ican’t bear to let the rest of the album play.Notyet.

“Dawn” isn’t as depressing asIthought it would sound.Electronicskick in after the hushed, husky intro, andZak’sclean vocals come back strong and orotund, lacing and flowing withShannon’sgutturals that send the song into a new echelonInever thought possible forTimeless.

Shecould be the devil

andI’dstill give her my soul

Amidnight prayer so bleak

Godcan’t fill this hole

Buta new day is coming

thisIknow to be true

and it starts with my dawn

Younever should’ve gone

Thisnight won’t end (it won’t fucking end)

Ican’t get you out of my head

‘tilIcan call you mine once again

Sotake me back

Canwe go back to the beginning?

Letit go, let it go

Justlet it all go

‘CauseIcan’t stand it here

Ineed you near

Iwish you’d come back

and bring me my dawn

Younever should’ve gone

Thisnight won’t end (it won’t fucking end)

Ican’t get you out of my head

‘tilIcan call you mine once again

Shecould be the devil

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