Dianna Allaman
Jul 22, 2017 · 1 min read

Octopus, octopus
they don’t flinch when they’ve got you in their cinch, in their cinch.
I think their arms go twice around and squeeze you till you drown, till you drown.

Octopus, octopus
Why don’t you lie?
You do it for me, for me

Octopus, octopus
Why don’t you cry?
You do it for me, for me

So octopus, what shall I do?
You’ll wear the crown as I hold you down.
Wear the crown as I wear you out.
Hold you down to drown to drown

Octopus, octopus
What will you do?
I will find another just like you
To lie, to cry to die.

Octopus octopus
What do you need?
The squeeze, the squeeze, the breathless squeeze.

Octopus octopus
What do you miss?
The dark, the dark and empty abyss

Octopus, octopus
they don’t flinch when they’ve got you in their cinch, in their cinch.
I think their arms go twice around and squeeze you till you drown, till you drown

So let’s go down where there is no light, no light
let’s go down where there is no light, no light

But octopus how will you sleep?
So deep, so deep, so very deep

Octopus, Octopus
What do you teach?
Stay out of my reach, my reach,
My deadly reach
Stay in the light, the light
The heavenly light.