Fear like photography

There's a fucking half smile on every stranger

And It makes me sick with jealousy

Of everyone who sees your lips

without fixating like this

I develop fear just like an allergy

Listening to songs about hope

And hating myself for apathy

There's a look on everyone around me

And it tells me I'm crashing

There's a book open in front of me

But every word I read is you

Every word is you

I'm holding fear just like photography

Snapshots of doubt

I just can't throw away

I'll keep thinking poison

Sketching fear with ink

A tattoo made of shades

To let you get some sleep