Lay on the Rails

Shaking this quilted cocoon

Just us two

Underneath Middle-western moons

By the back roads

I’ve got a secret

I don’t want to speak

The end came as such a relief

I’m so low

Take this from me

What it’s worth

When you heard I swore vengeance on heaven and earth

Till the end comes

And now if you’re listening

And if you’re at peace

Do you have wiser words for me

I could use some

“Lay on the rails

Withered and frail

Why bear this weight

When I’d escape”

I’m sorry I can’t say goodbye

You’re just not ready, you’re just not ready

I’m sure that I’ve been expelled

It’s hard to tell if the people you knew so well

Really knew you

A box of your letters and tapes of your songs

How could they be so wrong?

This vested trust

Beyond us

So show me then

I’m waiting

This vested trust

Beyond us

So show me then

I’m waiting