It seeps into the air And splinters swiftly in my frown Your garden turned to poison When you put me in the ground Caution were the wings That flew you into war Now you wait for your assignments From the generals on the shore But I can't think of every rose you plant for me Where I am beauty makes me freeze and turn away Your mindset, quicksand, long winter dance with me Where I am beauty makes me freeze and turn away Meet me in the countryside Where the mountains look like hostages tonight Caught between the cities and the lights I don't think we have the right to be alive Meet me in the countryside Where the mountains look like hostages tonight Caught between the cities and the lights I don't think we have the right to be alive Today I gave you a chicken salad sandwich