Tomcat Disposables

I have mapped the cupboards and drawers

Tracked the least walked spots on the floor

Happy to be home, safe and warm

Shadows by their feet, the odd vanishing treat

Quietly eating while they sleep

So here's where I'll be raising my kids

If I can find someone to start a family with

'Til then, I'll dream of the day my odds and ends fit

I'll wake up, there'll be food on the stove

Forever and never want for more

Is there cheese in the great beyond?

Rinds of Parmesan

Wine to water, night from dawn

Life gets shorter, teeth grow long

Mind me not, and I'll mind my own

And my mind's not one bite smaller or lesser than yours

Do I belong in right and wrong?

Nature, I guess

One night, one flung light through this place

So I run for cover, over, under

Left with the rind out on the plate

Little heart racing and praying, "Something keep me safe"

I think it saw my face

Okay, one hungry day is nothing, come what may

But then winter came inside for three nights

Left me grinding my teeth between my walls

And gripping my dreams tight

Curled up, kept my head up and put up the fight

I'll make it through again

I have before

Come on, now, what's one more?

Is there cheese in the great beyond?

Rinds of Parmesan

Wine to water, night from dawn

Life gets shorter, teeth grow long

Mind me not and I'll mind my own

And my mind's not one bite smaller or lesser than yours

Do I belong in right and wrong?

Nature, I guess

Spring bloomed in the kitchen again

So I crawled out of the walls and squinting

Saw hope on the stove top, just like I'd always imagined it

More than I could eat, my dreams were finally reality

My struggles have a happy ending

They must want to be friends

But right before I bite, the child's eyes meet with mine

I don't know why, but my, we're both scared

And so, I backed off back to bed

I've been hungry for three nights, I'll make it four and save my head

But as I mumble down to sleep, a helping hand appears

A humble meal of water and cheese

One small act of quiet, warm peace

A night spent full and eased

The glint still left in my mind

Let a sigh out as I close my eyes

One day ends, the next begins

That's for the best

Is there cheese in the great beyond?

Is kindness not yet gone?

A ray of hope amidst the dark storm

Now, I'm not one for guardian deities

But something tells me she said, so silently

"Your mind's not one bite smaller or lesser than mine"

Do I belong in right and wrong?

One kills, one grows

And why? I don't know

But time goes on, with me still not gone

So I'll take alive along with alone

Tonight, my song's sung in right and wrong

Nature, I guess

Nature, I guess

Nature, I guess