Do Not

Do Not

Slowly in the darkness
They slink across the floor
Brushing it so gently
Quietly whisper ‘More . . .’
I listen to them wholly
I cannot stop to think
I know the night’s upon me
Taking me in chinks

You say you really want me
I do not want your touch
You say you really need me
I do not want your touch
Slowly in the darkness
You’re trying to control
So I’ll say it again plainly
I do not want your touch

In the nights of reason
When I am with the ghosts
They tell me of the seasons
They help me with my voice
But when I try to tell you
They take it all away
A double burial
That I will have to take

You say you really want me
I do not want your touch
You say you really need me
I don’t think so much
Slowly in the darkness
It all slips away
So I’ll say it again softly
I do not want your touch

Tell me if I’m crazy
Tell me if I’m strange
It doesn’t really matter
That takes all the blame
It really hurts me deeply
But then it’s just the same
Two different persons
Crying in the rain

You say you really want me
I do not want your touch
You say you really need me
I wish that it were such
Slowly in the darkness
You take it all away
So I’ll stifle my cry
I do not want your touch.
I do not want your touch.
I do not want your touch. (echoes out, fade)