what about tomorrow

Am I going through withdrawal
is there something I'm missing
The lights are on
but I'm clawing through darkness
If Samiam is a healthy thing
then there's not enough of it
In this moment
nothing can hold me together
nothing can make me well
The sun has left us
shadows have shifted
plans were laid
desire has drifted
Here we stand
enemies and lovers
I lean on you
but you're cutting me down

Fugazi was my first show
Do you remember the way we were
all the kids
skunk and cigarettes
rising from the crowd
Ian's tirades
Guy's sinews
and an opening band we'll never forget
Ticket stubs and memories
cannot help us now
You've got a monkey on your back
I have twelve

Do you remember the summer heat
No Substance tour
Bad Religion at the Blind Pig
fan boys
Don and Ava
you and I in the first row
fighting for Bobby's drumsticks
another opener, Squatweiler
and all the "songs about kicking ass"
You were with me in the cafe
when I felt so odd
You were with me in the parking garage
when the sun was going down
Sometimes I think
you've always been there
How can you know me so well

Do you remember
of course you do
Pat Benatar in the park
John Rae in full effect
Rollins Band in Toledo
fucking Squatweiler opening again
What a murderous show
sweat falling like rain from a black ceiling
I just want to
do it all again
Don't fight me
don't get in my way

This is the way we'll always be
two souls blinking in the night
deprived of sleep
pounding with rhythm
Will you be with me
when the next band plays
when the night wears on
when it's time
to shed your sweaty skin
and make haste to your place
of peace and slumber
I hope you remember us
as imperfectly as I do
all the miles
all the nights
forget all the fights
We are the answer to the question
what about tomorrow?