[Verse 1]
In a rotting sludge of residual waste and silt
Broods an egg
The surface is cracked and stained with shame
It is still steaming
I have laid here for long and twisted and turned
Started to quit
I've realized that I have to harden, remain
Breathe for a while
[Pre-Chorus]
Lay me fallow
Leave me alone
Let me wait
Have to rest
I need to wait
Just be
Lay me fallow
Let me rest
[Chorus]
Soon I will be free from my shell
Soon I will be free, will be done
[Verse 2]
The cocoon is cared for, sealed so tenderly
Carefully closed
No one can reach what the dormancy has forgotten
Haggard meadow
[Pre-Chorus]
Lay me fallow
Leave me alone
Let me wait
Have to rest
I need to wait
Just be
Lay me fallow
Let me rest
[Chorus]
Soon I will be free from my shell
Soon I will be free, will be done