A Clown and His Pipe
Hands Like Houses Lyrics

There’s better ways for us to waste our days,
We should find more meaningful ways to spend our time instead of getting lost in our own thoughts and staring at nothing.

Than returning stares that we borrowed for too long.
We should stop spending our time staring without purpose and start engaging with the world around us.

For too long, swallowed up by an empty page.
We've spent too much time lacking inspiration and creativity, leading to a sense of emptiness or writer's block.

What starvation feeds you, devourer
What drives you to consume and seek out inspiration until there is nothing left?

Of the words of a thousand authors and poets, alike?
Why do you search through the works of others, rather than finding your own inspiration?

Wells have emptied to whet your thirst,
You've searched all over and used up all of your resources to find something to stimulate your creativity.

So I’ll shake out to the last, a drop of fluency
I will use up every last bit of inspiration I have and put it into words.

To carve ink into these precious words,
To use my creativity to bring these words to life, making them more meaningful and valuable.

To dedicate a thought in desperation.
To put my all into these words, using my creativity to create a message that resonates.

We could light a fire and forge a silver tongue.
We have the potential to create something great if we use our creativity wisely.

Drawn beneath our blunt remarks,
We often hide our true feelings beneath rough or thoughtless words.

Fashioned from all of our meaningless change.
We can create something meaningful from insignificant ideas or moments in our lives.

What would it take, to pry these ragged teeth, to tear these jaws apart?
What would it require for us to let go of the things that hold us back or prevent us from creating?

What would it prove, to wrench them from my heels, to shed them from my heart?
Why bother letting go of these burdens or fears if it won't change anything?

Swallowing swords, sharpened by turning cheeks between blows.
We push ourselves to the limit, becoming more resilient through adversity and tough times.

I feel this is better left a performers art.
Perhaps it's better to leave this creativity to those who are more skilled or experienced.

It’s a narrow throat that keeps a razor’s edge from the heart.
Sometimes it's difficult to express our true feelings or be vulnerable, but that's where true creativity comes from.

I’d rather not speak in tongues.
We don't need to use flowery or complicated language to express our creativity and emotions.

But I’ll take every breath - I’ll make every breath a piper, charming flames,
We will use every bit of our energy and creativity to bring passion and emotion into our work.

Singing and dancing, out from their smouldering bed.
We will use our creativity to bring something beautiful and meaningful out of difficult or painful situations.

Swallow the pen, devour the sword.
We will use both our creativity and resilience to create something truly meaningful and powerful.

Inhale the proverbs whole.
We will draw inspiration from the wisdom and creativity of others.

Spinning on static, gouged before the peak.
It's difficult to find inspiration when our minds are clouded with distractions or negative thoughts.

In this chaos of frequencies it’s so hard to speak.
In the midst of chaos and confusion, it's hard to find the right words or express ourselves clearly.

This noise is nameless, stumbling like a beggar, desperate for some kind of change.
We are overwhelmed by the noise and distractions around us, making it difficult to find the inspiration and change we seek.