Gabriel Peter
No Way Out
saw a group of people forming
round a figure lying down
and someone runs to make a phone call
and the man kneels on the ground
the man kneels on the ground
thereâs a tightening in my chest
i know that Iâm drawn in
oh god let it not be â you
donât leave us
donât leave like this
donât leave me here again
iâm not quitting on you
no one else
youâre not quitting on us
no running out
the colour in your shirt is darkening,
against the paleness of your skin
i remember how you held the goldfish
swimming around in a plastic bag
swimming around in a plastic bag
you held it up so high
in the bright lights of the fair
it slipped and fell
we looked everywhere
donât leave us (your eyes are bright, your blood is warm)
donât leave like this (your heart is strong, youâre holding on)
donât leave me here again (i feel your pulse, i hold your hand)
iâm not quitting on you
thereâs no one else
youâre not quitting on us
thereâs no way out
no way out
donât leave us
donât leave like this
donât leave me here again (i feel your pulse, i hold your hand)
iâm not quitting on you
thereâs no one else
youâre not quitting on us
no running away â no way out