haunt from closure by Jai Mohan

i stitched myself up a brand new heart
with velvet, scarlet red
i wrapped myself up there in the dark
and worked through the night with needle and thread

and when the sun comes up
i'll look at the sky
and wonder why i'm not dead
but it's not time yet

i am the house i haunt
my grief is crumbling, a dead rose
my fear will fade and rot
displayed in neat and tidy rows

and when the sun comes up
i will have caught
the thing inside my soul
i am in control

this ship is unsinkable
my voice is unshakable
no hand can hurt me
no tongue can curse me
this heart is unbreakable
my mind is infallible
i am a song; i am a story
nothing and no one can stop me

somebody tried to silence my song
somebody tried to put out my light
but no one could keep me quiet for long
no one will make me run and hide

and when the sun comes up
i'll greet the dawn
stitch myself back together at night
it's almost time, it's almost time

• Alternative
• classical crossover
• indie pop
• queer
• singer-songwriter
• vocal
• New York