guessworK - brakence

Ooh

No, uh

Thigh deep, wading laps

Caught in cycles, let 'em wane and wax

She's tryna meet me where I'm at

I can't expect it all to fall in my lap

But she's praying for me

Trade good luck for her sympathy

And in time, this space will hold a mass

The sand is filling up my glass

From afar, caught a glance

How bizarre

In the place of his head was a marionette's

Whose work? It could be anyone's guess

Brief applause, final dance

Curtain calls

And as the great strings lift me by the nape of my neck

The rainfall will settle our bet

Beautiful heat

Shot through my spine like centipedes

Skin off my back, it's 'bout time I pull my slack

I lose grip, the walls keep tabs

She said, "Are you mad?

You're waiting for an outcome you already have

You're sitting on the egg, but it already hatched, tongue split

You were wrong about the snake in the grass"

From afar, caught a glimpse

How bizarre

In the place of his head was a marionette's

Whose work? It could be anyone's guess

Brief applause, final dance

Curtain calls

And as the great strings lift me by the nape of my neck

The rainfall will settle our bet

Nah, he hasn't been the same since

Put a name to a wooden face, it won't flinch

He skipped the line, finally having his own dreams tonight

He got his eyes glazed, the gaze distant

They bent my arms back, really, I'm no different

And with a small cast, I'm in no condition

To draw suspicion

No one knows, so I keep waiting

Through the fog, caught a glance

How bizarre

In the place of his head was a marionette's

Whose work? It could be anyone's guess

Brief applause, final dance

Curtain calls

And as the great strings lift me by the nape of my neck

The rainfall will settle our—