It's not hard to reach back to the day
Underneath that Iowa sun
Running to the tower of Waterloo
Looking for the Sullivan's train to come
And his five boys would run to the top
And salute him as he went by
First we'd wave hello
then we'd wave goodbye
Goodbye
It's not hard to reach back to the days
After the attack on Pearl
Overnight my buddies turned into men
Running out of time for games and girls
And the Sullivan boys were not overlooked
Uncle Sam calling each by name
The very next day they left on a mystery train
Say goodbye, bye, bye, Mrs. Sullivan
And don't you cry, cry, cry, cry, cry
"We regret to inform you
the Navy has taking your sons away-
all five, five, five, five...
so put your blue stars in the window"
It's not hard to reach back to her smile
When she'd receive a letter
And the letters they sounded generally the same
Said if they couldn't be home
At least they were together
On a mighty fighting battleship
Somewhere in the South Pacific
The letters never got much more specific
Say goodbye, bye, bye, Mrs. Sullivan
And don't you cry, cry, cry, cry, cry
"We regret to inform you
the Navy is keeping your sons away-
All five, five, five, five...
so keep your blue stars in the window."
In the window
It's not hard to reach back to the day
when the war finally came home
Uncle Sam'll send you a telegram
So he doesn't have to tell you over the phone
I heard she cracked up
When they found out what the war had cost
When all five of her boys were lost
They were, they were, they were...
Say goodbye, bye, bye, Mrs. Sullivan
Go ahead and cry, cry, cry, cry, cry
"We regret to inform you
that all your sons have passed away-
all five, five, five, five...
so change your blue star to gold."
Blue star to gold
Blue star to gold
Blue star to gold
Blue star to gold
Here's an olive branch
And a hope for second chances
Please don't go hungry tonight
Hands and knees, I crawl
'Cause Lord knows how hard I fall
I can't feed without you tonight
It's alright
Would you break me down
And get off your knees?
Would you run away (run away),
Run away in to the void, oh
In the face of death,
There's still false in your last breath
Oh, I know it's hard
I know it's hard
Would you break me down
And get off your knees?
Would you run away (run away),
Run away in to the void, oh
Would you take these dreams
And get out of here?
Would you run away, (run away)
Run away in to the void?
But these moods don't nearly take me
Like they used to
Like they used to
And these moods don't nearly shake me
Like they used to
Like they used to
And we're all just flesh and bones
Hardly living like we're told
But these moods don't nearly shake me
Would you break me down
And get off your knees?
Would you run away (run away),
Run away in to the void
Would you take these dreams
And get out of here?
Would you run away, (run away)
Run away in to the void?
Oh, here's an olive branch
I'll have you know what's done,
has turned this boy into stone.
Captures the light in thieves,
and underneath your sleeves.
She's telling lies, she speaks in tongue again.
I'm breaking bread at your communion
and it tastes like sweet revenge.
I'll hold my breath, until the story ends,
I'd wait for you, until you told me when. when?
My heart for your soul leaves nothing to offer.
What's left of this hole, keeps falling short.
My heart for your soul, its all falling short.
How dare you treat this the same way.
The hand that meets you, is the hand that leads you.
Do the wings that try become the wings that fly?
Last night I wrote you a letter and it changed the world.
Last night I wrote you a letter and it changed the world.
My heart for your soul leaves nothing to offer.
What's left of this hole, keeps falling short.
My heart for your soul, its all falling short.
I dare you treat this the same way.
Lavish homes for vanished hearts.
There's something I need to get off my chest.
There's something I need to get off my chest.
There's something I need to get off my chest.
There's something I need to get off my chest.
Hold on, until you're out of breath.
Hold on, until there's nothing left.
Last night I wrote you a letter and it changed the world.
I've been on a ship
Destined for greater things than these
I've been all around
So take me home
So take me home
Danny's older now
And his boots have filled with salt
His life has changed somehow
The earth is as new
As the clothes he outgrew
Four longer years on the great blue unknown
He's renewed the life that he's had all along
For I've been on a ship
Destined for greater things than these
I've been all around
So take me home
So take me home
If our brooms could speak
And our swords could raise themselves
Our lives lay incomplete
All brushed aside for a greater empire
Leave what we have to our God up above
The ocean's allowed us to all that we've done
For I've been on a ship
Destined for greater things than these
I've been all around
So take me home
So take me home
Take me home
(Her promise is all around, all around)
Take me home
(Her promise is all around, all around)
Take me home
(Her promise is all around, all around)
Take me home
I've been on a ship
Destined for greater things than these
I've been all around
So take me home
Watch from the woods,
the forests on fire.
How can we breathe,
if we're too afraid to ask?
She's so amazing,
she could make orphans tell who their fathers were.
But Does your tongue register the taste,
of every conviction
I'm not ashamed to have?
You know that I will end up alone and I'm not ashamed of that.
So Bite Your Lip,
so we both know he's on the phone
A trip overseas
until we're on again off again soon
So what happens when your
self-respect is rinsed out
of the rag that he soaked you in. He's too physical,
its impossible to appease this boy.
Freeze frame,
ghost of what's left of a girl
who wanted someone when she had it all,
she could walk through walls.
Then again, speaks so well of her transparencies.
So bite your lip,
so we both know he's on the phone.
A trip overseas until were on again off again soon.
The Ghost can see you
The Ghost can see you now
Yesterday I realized I'm watching you die
Is the ink in his veins what's blackened your eye?
Duct tape stories won't mend this broken heart.
Lungs turn to rust, turn to soot
While you smother yourself
The taste of your mouth is of smoke
And lip gloss under his belt
Somebody help
Charred away your flesh and bones
This doll's been brought to life
Wrapped up in orchid leaves
Tangled in twine
This womb, it will survive
In time
Pull out what's left of your hair
Is that lace in your skin?
Focused and fixed on your ribs
Would you break from within
Somebody send (help)
Oh I know, but I can't take this
Charred away
Your flesh and bones
This doll's been brought to life
Wrapped up in orchid leaves
Tangled in twine
This womb, it will survive
Charred away
Your flesh and bones
This doll's been brought to life
Wrapped up in orchid leaves
Tangled in twine
This womb, it will survive
Charred away
Your flesh and bones
This doll's been brought to life
Wrapped up in orchid leaves
Tangled in twine
This womb, it will survive
This womb, it will survive
In time
Charred away
Your flesh and bones
This doll's been brought to life
Wrapped up in orchid leaves
Tangled in twine
Something isn't right, I see it in your face
don't try and leave me here.
"I can't be a better boy
than the one you had before"
as the rain seeps through your aged and tired dress.
When I whisper, here me say,
"find your exit, find your exit,
don't you want to find your exit
because the door swings both ways".
Help me out and flash the lights so I know.
Its not my fault you're perfect in every way.
"We'll get along, we'll get along, I swear it",
lock the door and who knows.
We might be floating on for too long.
You don't want to tell the truth
and I don't want what you have left inside.
Could I be the better one between us if I turn around and run this time.
Cursed, are the ones who tell, all the dirty deeds go on at night.
Stop, because the wolves are quickly on your trail
if you don't hide your scent before they...
Cursed, are the ones who tell, all the dirty deeds go on at night.
Stop, because the wolves are quickly on your trail
if you don't hide your scent before they catch you.
Help me out and flash the lights so I know.
Its not my fault you're perfect in every way. "We'll get along, we'll get along, I swear it",
lock the door and who knows.
We might be floating on for too long.
I can't be a better boy than the one you had before.
I can't be a better boy than the one you had before.
I can't be a better boy than the one you had before.
Dig me up
'Cause I'm under attack
And the trees have stopped growing
Roots under the cracks
If you feel like dying,
Please knock on my door.
What happens doesn't leave this room
And it stays between just me and you
I just need some time to let this all soak in
Oh, oh
Dig me up
'Cause I'm under attack
And the trees have stopped growing
Roots under the cracks
If you feel like dying,
Please knock on my door.
I can see it through your blood shot eyes
You're a perfect fit for my devise
I don't want to make the same mistakes again
Again, again
Dig me up
'Cause I'm under attack
And the trees have stopped growing
Roots under the cracks
If you feel like dying,
Please knock on my door
And this tourniquet has ripped my chest in two
Wake me up
'Cause I'm under attack
And the drugs you're giving me
Are holding me back
If you feel like dying,
Please knock on my door
Dig me up
Every afternoon,
I go inside these bitter walls
and I'll open up your eyelids to uncover what went wrong.
I know its true what they say,
you cant get hurt everyday
when it all comes around in a circle.
Last night, while you were sleeping,
I'd never noticed this before,
how I even want you more when you are right here.
In time I hope you will find out that everything that I have said
was in your best interest instead
of what I wanted out of you that's not my fault.
'Cause I've never been so in love with you
'Cause I've never been one to tell the truth,
I've never felt so alive.
I wanna know, why it feels this way inside me,
how it feels when you're around me,
I wanna know what's going on.
Promise me.
Trapped inside this room
and all I have left is to say,
if you want this, come and get this
and I won't stand in your way.
I know its true what they say,
you cant get hurt everyday
when it all comes around in a circle.
Last night, while you were sleeping,
I'd never noticed this before,
how I even want you more when you are right here.
In time I hope you will find out that everything that I have said
was in your best interest instead
of what I wanted out of you that's not my fault.
'Cause I've never been so in love with you
'Cause I've never been one to tell the truth,
I've never felt so alive.
I wanna know, why it feels this way inside me,
how it feels when you're around me,
I wanna know what's going on.
'Cause I wanna be with you
'Cause I wanna leave with you
So come on and tell me right now
If you're into me
'Cause I wanna be with you
Promise me.
Promise me.
Promise me these words mean something,
Hold me down
Cause I'm about to fly by the seat of my pants
I can see the road through the crows
Picking off the flesh out of the palms of your hands
You could be the queen of my dreams
If you'd pull the leaves from the teeth of my rake
Would you just hold me down
Cause I'm about to makeshift another mistake
And I need a foolproof plan to clean up
All this mess I've made
But I'm running out of steam
It's not your love I want
But your breath is all I need
To tie this up
Sew me shut
Cause I got a gash on the side of my lip
I look like a king at his knees
At the wrong end of the governor's whip
And I need a foolproof plan to clean up
All this mess I've made
But I'm running out of steam
It's not your love I want
But your breath is all I need
If we can't work this out
Then I'm leaving here alive
To tie this up
Take my pulse
There's a slight knot and a swell in my glands
I can feel the cold in my throat
Working in ways not to disrupt my plans
And I need a foolproof plan to clean up
All this blood I've spilled
It's you I've killed
This mess I've made
But I'm running out of steam
It's not your love I want
But your breath is all I need
If we can't work this out
Then I'm leaving here alive
I'll carve your hands and feet
And the colors from your eyes
Could tie this up
Watch from the woods - the forest on fire.
How can we breath if we're too afraid to ask?
She's so amazing,
she could make orphans tell her their father's words.
But does your tongue register the taste
of every conviction I'm not ashamed to have?
You know that I am just alone
and I'm not ashamed of that.
So bite your lip so we both know he's on the phone
a trip overseas to be alone again, up again soon.
So what happens when your self respect has wrenched out
the rest that is subduing
it's too physical, it's impossible to appease this boy.
Freeze frame
Ghost of what's left of the so cold.
What is so worthless
she has it all
she could walk the walls thinking
"Speaks so well of untransparency".
So bite your lip so we both know he's on the phone
a trip overseas to be alone again, up again soon.
The ghost can see you now.
The ghost can see you now.
Yesterday
I'll be alive done watching you die.
Is the ink in his face what's backing your eyes?
Just ??? won't mend this, this broken heart [2x]
Break the code of silence
Forget your conscience
And baby, you'll be fine
Grab a book of matches,
Half empty gas can
And get these hands untied
You made me who I am
Blame it all on the process, darling
Draw my blood from stone
Sorry about the mix up, sweetie
But this had to be said
You made me who I am
Lift your broken posture
Reset your shoulder
And plant you in the soil
I recall the moment
When I first struck and
Your twisted limbs recoiled
You made me who I am
Blame it all on the process, darling
Draw my blood from stone
Sorry about the mix up, sweetie
But this had to be said
You made me who I am
You think you've seen the worst of me?
Well, think again
You made me who I am
Your body slumps over a hole I dug for when
You made me who I am
You made me who I am
Break the code of silence
Forget your conscience
And baby, you'll be fine
Grab a book of matches,
Half empty gas can
And get these hands untied
You made me who I am, oh
Blame it all on the process, darling
Draw my blood from stone
Sorry about the mix up, sweetie
But this had to be said
You made me who I am
You think you've seen the worst of me?
Well, think again
You made me who I am
Your body slumps over a hole I dug for when
You made me who I am
Gardens, under the light. Seasons, change overnight. I've been out searching for you. Mister, have a nice day, but quickly get out of the way, because I miss you something awful. To beg and plead to thee, to cut my roped hands free, I'd be in debt to you forever. Sundrops, spill through the clouds and show us what's left all around and I'll be out searching for you. Cherie, all your mistakes barely keep me awake, because I miss you something awful. To beg and plead to thee, to cut my roped hands free, I'd be in debt to you forever. Gardens, under the light. Seasons, change overnight.
I'll have you know what's done,
has turned this boy into stone.
Captures the light in thieves,
and underneath your sleeves.
She's telling lies, she speaks in tongue again.
I'm breaking bread at your communion
and it tastes like sweet revenge.
I'll hold my breath, until the story ends,
I'd wait for you, until you told me when. when?
My heart for your soul leaves nothing to offer.
What's left of this hole, keeps falling short.
My heart for your soul, its all falling short.
How dare you treat this the same way.
The hand that meets you, is the hand that leads you.
Do the wings that try become the wings that fly?
Last night I wrote you a letter and it changed the world.
Last night I wrote you a letter and it changed the world.
My heart for your soul leaves nothing to offer.
What's left of this hole, keeps falling short.
My heart for your soul, its all falling short.
I dare you treat this the same way.
Lavish homes for vanished hearts.
There's something I need to get off my chest.
There's something I need to get off my chest.
There's something I need to get off my chest.
There's something I need to get off my chest.
Hold on, until you're out of breath.
Hold on, until there's nothing left.
Tell me I'm wrong
Tell me I'm indestructible
Tell me my faults
Tell me I'm lying to myself
Tell me I'm wrong
Tell me what's happened to all my friends
I've been lying here for the longest time
And I don't know where it ends
But I hope you made it long enough
'Cause I'm never gonna wait for someone else
You need to know that's why
We're the ones that bring this on ourselves
Maybe in time
Maybe we'll get all over this
Maybe in time
We'll get back to a place
Where you can safely
Tell me I'm wrong
I hope you can say all this to me
Tell me my faults
It's all you can say
It's all you can say
At this moment where I lost control
And you happen to be there
And I hope it lasted long enough
'Cause I'm never gonna wait for someone else
You need to know that's why
We're the ones that bring this on ourselves
Don't walk away
'Cause I'm never gonna wait for someone else
This world will always let you down
But rest assured, I'm on it too
Singing it, oh, oh, oh, oh
'Cause I'm never gonna wait for someone else
You need to know that's why
We're the ones that bring this on ourselves
Don't walk away
'Cause I'm never gonna wait for someone else
What would you do if you're not welcome in this place? Make-up cannot mask the toll the weekend's takes on your face. You were scared before, but now your not alone. There's something growing inside you that you cannot take home. You're so sad, so sure of what you had before he took it all away. So long, desperate. So wrong, wretched, empowered. See, what you want from me, you could never keep. You're not welcome in this, my place anymore. Are you sure? What were your plans before now? What's in it for you if he's in it for nothing. What you need is a little sympathy to get you off, to get you off your desperate knees. You're so sad, so sure of what you had before he took it all away. So long, desperate for hours. So wrong, wretched, empowered. See, what you want from me, you could never keep. You're not welcome in this, my place anymore. I'm sad to report, that you'll do what he believes, and I'm used in accordance to cuts that make you bleed. We all know where you've been by your change of clothes, we already know, we already know. So long, desperate for hours. So wrong, wretched, empowered. See, what you want from me, you could never keep. You're not welcome in this, my place anymore.
Did your arms grow those scars this July?
Was it everything you'd thought it'd be?
He broke his arm, while she broke her edge on the floor.
Was it what they call a good time?
Did the girls find their face to the ground?
He's passing out, while she's making out on the porch.
Let it go..what you know
all we know,
let it go.
And there's something about this routine,
that makes all of the girls not so clean.
We're looking after,
our ex-girlfriends laughter,
It's all I hear.
And I hope that you find a safe place,
To lay down the thought of your disgrace.
Don't look behind
It's filthy you'll find
those who line the walls.
Let it go...What you know.
all we know,
let it go.
When he holds your hand,
Does he squeeze too tight?
We both know these burns on your neck don't insight.
Such horrible things.
Do his punishments sting?
Right under your sheets,
right under your sheets.
Let it go.
Let it go
Watch it go
let it go
Sit down, I've got a story to tell you
Dare you to guess how it ends
Notice the lack of my expression
As blood and ether blend
Do you know how it feels to get cut down?
Do you know? Do you know? Do you know?
How far do you want to go over?
How far do you want to take all of this?
How far do you want to go over?
Lead me into this conversation
Tell us what you have to say
You'll be great for my collection
Sister, this all ends today
Do you know how it feels to get cut down?
Do you know? Do you know? Do you know?
How far do you want to go over?
How far do you want to take all of this?
How far do you want to go over?
How far do you want to go over?
How far do you want to take all of this?
How far do you want to go over?
And I'll take you to the end
Where the branches meet the sky
And I'll tell you that I always loved you
And then I'll show you why
Don't take me on
Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down
How far do you want to go over?
(Sit down, sit down, sit down)
How far do you want to take all of this?
(Sit down, sit down, sit down)
How far do you want to go over?
(Sit down, sit down, sit down)
Sit down, sit down, sit down
I've got a story to tell you
(Sit down, you're falling off the map today.)
Dare you to guess how it ends
(And no one knows you're gone)
Sit down, I've got a story to tell you
Dare you to guess how it ends
(You're falling off the map today.
And no one knows you're gone)
Sit down, I've got a story to tell you
(You're falling off the map today.)
Seize the moment, fire away
And get off these sordid streets
In a house of blackened letter days
You'll get better and better to me
Don't cover your eyes if you can't see
Stand on the ground
And get out of this weather
It's something I know you need
And what makes it alright
Doesn't make it all better
What slips through our hands, we keep
Lose your focus on the stairs
And I'm standing on both sides
There's a special moment, no one's there
But it doesn't get noticed in time
Don't cover your eyes if you can't see
Stand on the ground
And get out of this weather
It's something I know you need
And what makes it alright
Doesn't make it all better
What slips through our hands, we keep
I can tell you've been here before
Don't cover your eyes
Don't cover your eyes
I can tell you've been here before
Don't cover your eyes
Don't cover your eyes
I can tell you've been here before
Stand on the ground
And get out of this weather
It's something I know you need
And what makes it alright
Doesn't make it all better
What slips through our hands, we keep
Stand on the ground
And get out of this weather
It's something I know you need
And what makes alright
Doesn't make it all better
What slips through our hands, we keep
Walk into flames that you start with yourself
So get help while you can to pull meat from bones
Burn down your home
Create a diversion to buy yourself time
To give thanks to the ones who are all alone
You're all alone
These hives, they break into your skin like a thief
They rob you of life while you sleep
So you cut and you cut 'til there's nothing left
This paper posed as photographs
This promise snapped with time elapsed
You think you do, but you don't know me at all
If you don't believe in God, you will now
I've got hooks and a chain that will fit you well
So save your air
I've locked your personal things in a box
And if you try to scream I won't ever tell
I won't ever tell
These hives, they break into your skin like a
This paper posed as photographs
This promise snapped with time elapsed
You think you do, but you don't know me at all
Last chance to find what we believe
I hope you save those you've deceived
You think you do, but you don't know me at all
You can't hold your breath forever
This paper posed as photographs
This promise snapped with time elapsed
You think you do, but you don't know me at all
Last chance to find what we believe
I hope you save those you've deceived
You think you do, but you don't know me at all
(You can't hold your breath forever)
This paper posed as photographs
This promise snapped with time elapsed
You think you do, but you don't know me at all
Last chance to find what we believe (If you don't believe)
I hope you save those you've deceived (Trust me, you will)
You think you do (If you don't believe)
But you don't know me at all (Trust me, you will)
Know me at all
Stop me now because the room is spinning
and I can't get out of bed.
Don't look at me now,
I'm just a weak beginning to
something that never ends.
Just open your eyes
and tell me that the world is turning
I don't want to leave.
I'm aching inside
for another chance to prove I'm ready for your retreat.
Whoa, what was he last thing that you said?
"Why does it always end this way?"
She says, "don't be late."
And you better believe that you better be here.
You better believe that I'm counting all the places you go
when you're walking the streets alone.
The last time you said, "wait a second here"
I ended at the bottom of your parent's pool.
I know I lost mind,
but I'm better off this time.
There's these thoughts Pinned up deep inside of us,
I say we break 'em out.
and I'll fight for the right of the last man standing,
if you'll have him around.
"What now?" follows a blank expression.
"Where do we go from here?"
Can we pay for mistakes that we've not yet made.
If we've made it this far then we're not yet saved.
What was the last thing that you said?
"Why does it always end this way"
Hope its not too late.
And you better believe that you better be here.
You better believe that I'm counting all the places you go
when you're walking the streets alone.
The last time you said, "wait a second here"
I ended at the bottom of your parent's pool.
I know I lost mind,
but I'm better off this time.
Just Open your eyes on a cloudy day
Break the soil, it's now your home with the rest of us down here.
Tell the world what you told me so they know how it feels.
You're on and you're off,
But you're up to something,
It's a cry for help.
Was it worth it to be apart of something if you can't control yourself?
And I told myself I wouldn't lie.
You'll lie in his sheets
And you hear how he speak at the altar,
Yet his toiletry bag is still lit with other girls' hair.
Who takes the place of your beautiful face if he loves her?
You'll be glad its over. [x2]
You'll be glad its...
Paper trails don't always lead you home.
Lock the door because I'm leaving you tomorrow.
Do you always do just what you're told?
Get the shovel and we'll bury you, we'll bury me.
And I told myself I wouldn't lie.
You'll lie in his sheets
And you hear how he speak at the altar,
Yet his toiletry bag is still lit with other girls hair.
And who takes the place of your beautiful face if he loves her?
You'll be glad its over. [x2]
You'll be glad its...
So don't waste my time and tell me that everything I want's unfair.
Perhaps in another life we'll be together up there.
Matters of heartbreak and time, (ohhh)
Spirits in tandem with mine. (ohhh)
Smear on your rouge and your rouge and your favorite blues for tonight.
And you'll lie in his sheets and you hear how he speak at the altar,
Yet his toiletry bag is still lit with other girls' hair.
I'm cutting through streets like cars at breakneck speeds with no purpose.
I'm so glad its over [x2]
I'm so glad its (over)
I'm so glad its over [x2]
I'm so glad its (over)
I'm so glad its over [x2]
I'm so glad its (over)
A slap in the face, did she let you go?
she said I don't wanna be here, I thought you should know
I don't wanna be saved this time, like the last time, like the last time
I don't wanna feel bad, when you're not around
you don't wanna feel guilty, she let you down
you just wanna feel free this time, like the first time, like the first time
I might be kinda crazy, to put things in check
that in go all the future, we're all to what's left
there's a choice to made this time, is it our time, is it our time
then you'll figure out, that you're better off holy
you'll call me up, I say why don't you have me
to change your mind by now, I don't know, what you're about, I don't know
she's searching for ways, to try and feel better
he's searching for things, to try and forget her
but her company's just to much, they remember, I remember
I'll drop in to you, and we'll joke about past lies, the way that they end
and reckoned in past lies, bystanders day to shine, shine alone
but he still has, in his mind, stay away
stay away, don't say my name
stay away, don't say my name
stay away, don't say my name (a slap in the face, did she let you go?)
stay away, don't say my name (she said "I don't wanna be here, I thought you should know")
stay away, don't say my name (I don't wanna be saved this time, like the last time, like the last time)
Did your arms grow those scars this July?
Was it everything you'd thought it'd be?
He broke his arm, while she broke her edge on the floor.
Was it what they call a good time?
Did the girls find their face to the ground?
He's passing out, while she's making out on the porch.
Let it go..what you know
all we know,
let it go.
And there's something about this routine,
that makes all of the girls not so clean.
We're looking after,
our ex-girlfriends laughter,
It's all I hear.
And I hope that you find a safe place,
To lay down the thought of your disgrace.
Don't look behind
It's filthy you'll find
those who line the walls.
Let it go...What you know.
all we know,
let it go.
When he holds your hand,
Does he squeeze too tight?
We both know these burns on your neck don't insight.
Such horrible things.
Do his punishments sting?
Right under your sheets,
right under your sheets.
Let it go.
Let it go
Watch it go
let it go
Cold and fever wrap disease around your neck. Here's hemostats to stop the flow of blood. Summer freckles hide the roses on your cheeks. Does heaven keep a place for her inside? Breathe until it freezes, colors carry phantoms to theirs graves. What leaks in, will seep out, the run-off from the gutter tells the story of our child. The message in the water, "the kids are going home tonight" I know the voice of orderly all too well. "Call the parents on theirs cell phones." You see, they need to get get here right now, because there is an angel in the place of the boy next door. "I'm afraid I've got some bad news" Something's in this room tonight, and something's in this place and I'm right here waiting. Something's in this room tonight, death has found escape and I'm right here waiting and I'm right here. Look under the bed. Stop striking matches to disguise the smell, we all know, all day all night all we hear, is blue bouncing through the walls as Madre' Santiago takes a knee and she screams to the fluorescents. "All our lives for this one night." "Our sleep can't hide from you." "So take my dreams in place of me." "I reach my hand to you." Something's in this room tonight, and something's in this place and I'm right here waiting. Something's in this room tonight, death has found escape and I'm right here waiting and I'm right here. Look under the bed. Slip through the crack, a gathering of adults, white skirts, blue-green scrubs shaking their heads. Stop pointing your fingers and making your rounds, its not going to be me, its not going to be me.
