Take Back the Instant - General Elektriks

Take back the instant

When you brushed him off your shirt

You tried to drag him to the trash

You tried to trade him in for cash

Take back the instant

When you blew him off your path

With a kiss reading 20 below zero

Tomorrow is a no-go, a no-go

Cold, cold moment

When the first doubt shot through your head

A black ink drip running through your veins

Start hello to drift bringing you sleep pain

Pregnant seconds

Dripping through the hour-glass

When the lure of men who would be kings

Made you lose the man who was wearing you ring

He didn’t match your luscious thoughts tonight

You couldn’t look him in the eye

Awkward is the embrace when it’s not tight, not tight

And so the jewel you once both had is left crumpled

Like a collapsed lung

When all you had to do was hang out in the sun

Hang out in the sun

Sir, you feel so dignified

Your watch is very ornate

But you were just born in the right place

Just born into the right race

You’re climbing Mount Everest now

Granting wishes from above

Favors are yours to give

Lies are yours to live

Take Back The Instants

That lead you to believe

That the earth shakes ‘cuz you’re not happy

And the sun rises ‘cuz you’re not sleepy

You got the loudest parade in town

Clowns, assassins, and crooks

You got ladies in see-through gowns

Reading extracts from your books

Beggars are trailing at the back

They’re waving from the cardboard float

You’re thinking that from up close

Statistics can be such a drag

Your cup is full now

Blood is the color of this wine

And it’s dripping from the ceiling

And it’s making the chandeliers ring

And the instant the ballroom overflows

Your thrones turn into your gallows