Grinning Like A Slit

You can look to the mountain You can talk to the dead You can run to the city lights But it's all in your head You can look to a stranger But all you'll find is a wall You can wish all you want But no one answers at all Goodbyes They are flies The rise from shit And I was skinning A new beginning While you were grinning Like a slit You can try not to cry out As you wake in the night You can stare at the blackness But it's taken your sight You imagine a face there That you can almost touch You can reach all you want But it's only a crutch Goodbyes They are flies That rise from shit And I was skinning A new beginning While you grinning Like a slit Where are you now? Where is the crowd? These sleeping streets Are speaking aloud And I couldn't recall The feeling at all The moment I realized I was going to fall