Striking Distance

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Middle of the day Still moving low Blacktop burning Still I watch you go Tall grass flexing By the fence-line bend One wrong step And the warning ends [Pre-Chorus] You feel it first Then you see the trace Heat on the skin And the stare in place Keep your distance Keep your breath held tight One blink late And it folds the night [Chorus] Snakes during the day (striking distance) Snakes during the day (striking distance) Under the summer heat They stay close Under the summer heat They stay close [Verse 2] Tin-roof rattles Over dusty ground Every small shadow Has a sharper sound I learn the path With my eyes ahead No need to run Just move instead Sun on the shoulders Sweat in my palm The whole world hissing But I keep calm [Pre-Chorus] You feel it first Then you see the trace Heat on the skin And the stare in place Keep your distance Keep your breath held tight One blink late And it folds the night [Chorus] Snakes during the day (striking distance) Snakes during the day (striking distance) Under the summer heat They stay close Under the summer heat They stay close [Bridge] When the air stands still And the road gets thin I know the shape Of the danger I'm in [Chorus] Snakes during the day (striking distance) Snakes during the day (striking distance) Under the summer heat They stay close Under the summer heat They stay close