Gripp - Terminal lyrics

[Verse: Gripp] The world's at my feet. The early evening terminal's bleak People dragging all their baggage. I feel surly and weak Malnutrition; there's no food that's even worthy to eat In this state, I am awakened from my earlier sleep To ascend into the sky like a vertical leap In the belly of this metal bird, a murderous beak See them directed on the runway, herding the beast Until it waves its tail at us, turning to leave Close my eyelids slowly 'cos I need to relax Over the speaker, woman tells me that it's eating me next Hand her a ticket. Beast swallows. Take a seat in its chest I lean back then float on a deity's breath Sun sets over the mountains as I bid a retreat Nod goodbye to the city streets, drifting to sleep Its lights are distant eyes winking at me I'll remember you with fondness later if we should meet This is an elegy for an era that's ending tonight Written wistfully in the midst of this exodus flight To the raindrops below twisting, bending the light For sights might not see again for the rest of my life For streets I walked, places I went, faces I met Faces I talked to, faces I loved, faces I left The people behind the faces. Fated, maybe we're blessed Maybe the faces are all dictating the way we go next Maybe the only way we grow is breaking the ties And ripping through all the stitches on which we rely So maybe the wanderlust is just a gift in disguise Maybe the only reason we decide to lift to the skies I recognize my days are finite, I'm resigned to the deal That our slot machine numbers will arrive on the wheel So we scurry, learn, and grow as the world is turning slow Knowing that living this life in itself is terminal Yo