A sliver chalk
Across the blue
Lord knows I donât know what
The hellâs the use of the mid-day moon
You came to my arms
Too god damn soon
Lord knows I donât know what
To do with you and the mid-day moon
This is just to say
Theyâve taken everything away
Every step we made fit into 6 trucks, pick ups, drawing dust above the driveway
The muddy cavalcade came at half past eight collecting everything in that grassy bank
And every trace of you, was taken too, and what was once a womb is just a hollow room.
It was a windy day
That kind that makes me hate L.A.
Cause god gave them a perfect sun and they think gangs and smog were hardly a fair trade
And they donât breathe or flinch, or even blink at how the green will shift
when the wind parades across the meager ridge and kicks the weeds a bit to make seem as if the lea is a sea of waves.
They say you canât cheat death
Maybe itâs just a shortness of breath
or no pains in your chest
Just a disease we agree that we ainât cured yet
Forgive me dear
I never thought that weâd end up here
From âSweet dreamsâ whispered in your ear
Before a long nightâs sleep so cold and clear.
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Iâve been told that when we die
And we pass to the other side
There is no bright light
That death is just a pasture gate
That opens by lifting a plank
To just more life
I met an old man, sun tan, provided by jesus and the light that passed through stain glassed pieces, he clutched a rosary flat to his chest, and confessed he wasnât ready for death.
I seen an iron eyed firefly femme fatale too vain to explain how her hair fell out, lusting for the next thing to erase her shame, she said âI donât want to live forever, but Iâm scared to fade awayâ.
This is how they came to me one at a time, pilgrims to my building on the cemetery grounds, all they wanted was an answer and I could never let âem downâ¦I couldnât promise them forever but I could buy a lot of time.
And you Jeanvieve, well you were the straw, whispering your wishes in cotton Québéois.
I wonder the maker ever felt he botched the flock, but never had the mettle to make the world stop?
[CHORUS]
- :
- Sike! (EP)
- Cut The Body Loose
- Dimitri Mendeleev (Single)
- This Is Our Science
- Pomegranate
- The Mighty Ocean and Nine Dark Theaters
- You And Yer Good Ideas
- Running Away From God
- Sike!
- The SIKE! EP
- Dancehallhornsound!
- A Record Label Sampler, Volume 3
- The Mighty Ocean & Nine Dark Theaters
- More Bang For Your Buck: Asbestos Records 2004 Sampler
- Beneath the Surface Volume 2: A Bella Union Sampler
- Seven Freestyles in Seven Days
- A Round Trip Ticket to China
- Attila Ambrus
- The SIKE!