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Artifacts

Into the night it looks like oil Sailing and spilling onto the sand Just the day before it was too hot where I was I fall from the deck The ground is cold now enough to the touch when my knees cave in Boxes after boxes, heavy moving artifacts I'm lifting and lifting a fast as I can And they say "hey, kill that one he's too slow" And the salty oil eats him up I recognise it's a message to go faster That's what they want me to know I'm cold and shirtless What are other children doing now? I wonder, and so I sail away to where they are Deep in my mind, I wonder I can fly from here, they taught me that So high, I'm anyone's eyes and senses I'm a weapon in the air I'm a fisheye in the corner of the mezzanine stairway I'm easy to miss but hard to catch Am I supposed to be grateful for this? Who's the enemy tonight if I'm the cold, small and weak one who cannot carry the artifacts? And now I'm dressed, I'm in class My eyes are heavy as the boxes But I made up the whole thing, that's what they say So I'll do my study, at least the kids are alive here And they get lunch today I feel I'm always moving They always have me moving I'm nervous and tired What are other children doing now? I wonder, and so I sail away to where they are Deep in my mind, I wonder I can fly from here, they taught me that So high, I'm anyone's eyes and senses I'm a weapon in the air I'm a fisheye in the corner of the mezzanine stairway I'm easy to miss but hard to catch Am I supposed to be grateful for that? Who's to blame tonight if I'm the cold, small and weak one who cannot carry the artifacts? When can I fucking relax? Why are you shipping so many artifacts? I heard it was much more than that, from the kid Who rebelled your lies He stood up and said RUN RUN KID RUN I'LL HOLD THEM BACK JUST RUN He was strong and defensive so I dove to the ground He said think what other children are doing now? I ran and wondered, and so he said sail away to where they are I lept from the cliff they ran behind me and just that moment I floated there Deep in my mind, let's wonder We can fly from here, they taught us that So high, we're anyone eyes and senses We're a weapon in the air against them We're a fisheye in the secret corner of the mezzanine they hide They're easy to miss and easy to catch with these eyes Remember why Who's the enemy tonight if we're the cold, small and weak ones who cannot carry the artifacts? The enemy is them Remember The enemy is them and so I swam the enemy is them