A Thousand Lonely Spiders

She called to me from across the barrier
Drawn by loneliness, led by the hand
I came with arms too full to carry her
Mind to fragile to understand

Officer, she never left the building
Officer, you never checked the tanks
Hope you can sleep at night
Officer, she never left the building
Officer, you never checked the tapes
Hope you can sleep at night

She sang to me with a mouth full of water
Bound my wrists with a lock of her hair
She smiled at me with the face of my daughter
Seized my throat with a cry of despair

Caught inside a loop
On a neverending staircase
Things will fall apart
And the centre can not hold

Caught inside a trap
Made of water falling upwards
Theories fall apart
And the button's stuck on 'hold'