Hooks and Wires

I
 I'm feeling fine
 Just wasting time
 By watching debutants
 All dressed in brine
 And that besides
 Formaldehyde
 Needs help preserving this life
 My arms around your shoulders
 Like a rope around your neck
 Hearts beat to stay unbroken
 My arms around your shoulders
 Like a rope around your neck
 Hearts beat to stay unbroken
 I
 I'm feeling fine
 I'll wear your hide
 And drape your conscience
 Wet, over the side
 Of my empire
 Of hooks and wires
 From which I hang desires
 My arms around your shoulders
 Like a rope around your neck
 Hearts beat to stay unbroken
 My arms around your shoulders
 Like a rope around your neck
 Hearts beat to stay unbroken
 Patience patients
 Lest you float away
 My eyes are Turing holes
 Filled with bending rays
 And my mind; vestigial growth
 Determined by brain states
 But as you dissipate
 To try to disappear
 Would it kill you just to
 Leave me a gratuity
 No lessons learned in chains
 No prayers save those you make in vain
 No walls to string you by your veins
 No bleach to wash away the strain