Mantis

by The Gaslight Symphony

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she was only 29 when her heart stopped beating
and they took out her heart and they left her soul
and they kept her asleep and i wonder
is she dreaming?

his soul is as black as the bruises on her heart
drank a bottle of lightening expecting it to start
as the ants drank the sweat from his brow
was she dreaming?

the mantis takes his prey and poison
before he kills and no one
can tear apart her heart

my boots to the floor
and a smile that even the blind could see
like a full moon he kept showing up
was she dreaming?

i've got my head in my heart and my heart in my hand
you don't have to die to understand
once the only boundaries we knew
were the horizon

the mantis takes his prey and poison
before he kills and no one
can tear apart her heart

get out of your head and into your mind
instead of left for dead you get left behind
if you don't look you will never find
you're dreaming

a heart beats fast and blood moves slow
when you're trapped inside with nowhere to go
hold on tight with both hands
you're dreaming

the mantis takes his prey and poison
before he kills and no one
can tear apart her heart

she was only 29 when her heart stopped beating
and they took out her heart and they left her soul
and they kept her asleep and i wonder
is she dreaming?

one persons sunset is anothers first ray
only the blind know whats really a day
the unknown becomes the past
when you're dreaming

the mantis takes his prey and poison
before he kills and no one
can tear apart her heart

the mantis takes his prey and poison
before he kills and no one
can tear apart your heart

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released December 9, 2015
Written by Kc Staples/Brian Bringelson/Katy Pearson
Produced by Kc Staples

Kc: drums, moog, guitar
Brian: piano, guitar, bass, organ, vocal
Katy: sax, vocal

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