I, I wouldn't fare well

And I, I couldn't fare well

Hedgehog-under-a-van-wheel kind of wouldn't fare well

Out here trying to feel good again.

And I, I wouldn't fare well

A kitten-cosy-in-the-engine type of wouldn't fare well

Dog-deep-into-the-chocolate kind of wouldn't fare well

Out here trying to feel good again.

I'll take any high

Any glazing of the eyes

Any solitary pleasure that was sorrow in disguise

Let the sun only shine on me through a falling sky

I'll be alright.

Joy, disaster, come unbound here

I'll deny me none while I'm allowed

With all things above the ground.

And I, I wouldn't fare well

A whale-swimming-up-sumida-gawa wouldn't fare well

Critic-hoping-to-be-remembered wouldn't fare well

Out here trying to feel good again.

I'll take any high

Any glazing of the eyes

Any solitary pleasure that was sorrow in disguise

Let the sun only shine on me through a falling sky

I'll be alright.

Joy, disaster, come unbound here

I'll deny me none while I'm allowed

With all things above the ground.