MY DRINKING LIFE 

Cassie’s breaking down
In my best friend’s bed
I know it’s indiscreet
Some things are best unsaid

But the details of a story
Whose plot is unaddressed
Were lost in floods of fear
Yes they made me guess
About my life, my drinking life 

She called me a liar
When I said she can't control
I watched her twist in fire
As demons sucked her soul

Her eyes were all protest
Her face all consequence
As she served out the term
Of a life sentence
In her life, her drinking life   

Sweet harmony
Music of the spheres
I beg you please protect me
From ghosts that get too near

Sweet transcendence
You know it's what I crave
Save me tomorrow
Save me from the grave
Of my life, my drinking life 

I tried to save her somehow
Against both will and fate
I dragged her through the door
But there were ghouls at the gate

Fate is most uncertain
Death outstrips each dream
From behind the blood-thin curtain
Her face still calls my name
In my life, my drinking life