THE ANTIDOTE

TESSA ROSE JACKSON / NOON GARDEN

Stranger, dear 

Where’s your fear, where’s your pleasure?

You raid an empty bag

Big eyes cool, trip the fuse

Dance the dark out

Summon it back

Waters edge, feel the pledge in your pocket

Frozen over time

Thick blood thaws, don’t you dare try to block it

Come clear the ice

We’ve been here before

Don’t you know how to cut the cord?

Well it’s a bitter pill, but open it will

Peace before the blast, 

Nothing good’s ever meant to last

When the body knows

That’s the antidote

Golden age, break the wave that comes crashing

Play your open hand

Don’t lean into it, insurrect softly

Least, that’s the plan

We’ve been here before

Don’t you know how to cut the cord?

Well it’s a bitter pill, but open it will

Peace before the blast, 

Nothing good’s ever meant to last

When the body knows

That’s the antidote

More of the same

Versus the shock of the new

With no room for trial and error

What does it take

just to figure it out, now?

I wish I didn’t care as much as I do

I wish I didn’t care as much as I do

I wish I didn’t care as much

Ooh…