Splintered Fence

Your mouth, it is an ocean

But your eyes, they are a storm

And though not a word's been spoken

I feel I have been warned

There's a cardinal in the dogwood

There's a raven in the air

But this ballroom is full of vultures

Why would I ever meet you there?

That kind of laughter brings uneasiness

Like teardrops on a summer dress

Like that little lie you won't confess

Left a buzzin in your spine

So forgive me if my head's a mess

Or if my cadence lacks some confidence

I'm just leanin on that splintered fence

Wondrin what's on the other side

So if the trumpets sound like trouble

And the cellos sound like tears

Then why is everybody talkin

With their fingers in their ears?

Because the drums are distant gunfire

And the voices, shattered hearts

But the harmony like honey

Sweetly binds us, at the start

That kind of laughter brings uneasiness

Like teardrops on a summer dress

Like a little lie you won't confess

Left a buzzin in your spine

So forgive me if my head's a mess

Or if I'm just not makin any sense

I'm just climbin up that splintered fence

Tryin to get to the other side

To the other side