Charon's Obol

god only knows where he landed when you threw him away.
talk me down, i'm higher than i should be now.

you're only a breath away from suffocation,
we're only a step away from separation.
there's paper tigers in the shadows of this origami city,
lighting fires because they're afraid of what's in the dark.

say your prayers if the cat will let you have your tongue,
you can't bargain with a carnivore in stilettos.
the politics of homicide never change,
only the players, and all the world is a fucking stage.

there's pennies on your eyes, Pennywise, pay the ferryman,
even monsters in mascara can't hide from a carnivore in stilettos.