Without Alarm
By Mara Levi

Well I was perfect in my own way,
You couldn't hear but I was there
And my perfection looked at me to say,
nevermind the why and where

For all I gave I got a cigarette
A fleeting, formless cloud of air
And if I hid behind uneasiness
Well, it was yours that put me there

And so I took you to a movie show
To try to demonstrate my plan
You said you'd been there many years ago
And you lost interest in my hand

For all I saw, I got a photograph
A flattened keepsake drawn in sand
It's not your fault you walked right over me
I should have learned to take a stand

Prechorus
And yeah, I've taken it to heart and I've evolved
to be a terror on the streets 'cause I've got no one left to beat

Chorus
And I am power, I am pretense
I am confidence and defense
I am obstinance and eden and I'm passing you by
I am soft for all my armor, I am cold but I'm a charmer
I am rage without alarm and I will look right through your eyes

It seems that you've begun to wear me down
It's time I learned to face my fear
And in the end you'll say you stood your ground
Well that's not a compromise, my dear

For all I care you could be anyone
These shadows tend to disappear
And if the world just isn't smart enough
Well, I've got a song for you to hear

Prechorus

Chorus (closing my eyes; settling the sky)

Pipe your dreams and learn to swim,
Open up and let me in
I'm not engaged, I'm on my guard, and
Fancy dreams are not that hard

Prechorus

Chorus (focused on the prize; look right through your eyes,
taken to those lies; not afraid to die)