Nick Shattuck - Ransom Lyrics

Walk up to the water's edge, skin falls off my bones
I am just a skeleton, standing in the foam
And I'm staring at the light, soaking in the sand
It's a color that I can't really comprehend
And it's stealing all my breath, and I'm sticking up my hands
It's holding me ransom

Mmm, mmm

I can see the moon tonight
It's eating up the black
I like to think at times it might be staring at me back
It's burning up the night, it's spilling on the sand
Kaleidoscopes of light, they flicker like a candle
And again it takes my breath, and I'm sticking up my hands
It's holding me ransom
Mmm, mmm
Mmm, mmm
Mmm, mmm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

And I'm lying on my back, it's cold against the sand
I'm staring at the jets, waiting just to land
And the older that I get, I slowly understand
That this is all we get, and nothing's really planned
So if you get a chance, and you're sticking up your hands
Just let it hold you ransom
Mmm, mmm
Mmm, mmm