Nate and I watched the sky
From the California coast
Talked about baseball and family tithes
Former lives where we buried all our gold
He saw my face fall, like Freeman in
Dodger blue, eyes a shade of Bravo red
Thinking back on the move
What he might have done instead
Turn down the dark
Memory takes me
Was it my own head from the start
Breaking my own heart?
Or the world shaking?
Is it just hard because it's hard?
Gurney side, middle night
Said they had to take it out
Went in without those I love in sight
Desolate times, but it's all I know about
Resist the impulse to call my mom
Something's wrong, now it's out of her concern
Painkiller daze, laid in bed all week
Couldn't weep, couldn't find a lesson learned
Nothing to boast
Near Agua Dulce
Night drove like some unholy ghost
Glimpsed a UFO
Had nothing to say
Stapled and silent as a stone
There's no
One left to hurt me
If this is pain, I'm predisposed
Should they take me home
I'll know
I'll go
I know you're feeling stranded in the dark
Circling the circle at the bottom of the question mark
But this is not the sword that spells the doom
This is not a backstab, just the scarring of a surgical wound
I know you're feeling stranded in the dark
Circling the circle at the bottom of the question mark
But this is not the sword that spells the doom
This is not a backstab, just the scarring of a surgical wound
Turn down the night
Memory takes me
Come bathe my head in glorious light
God, what a sad sight
All nature aching
If it's not right, it's not alright
I see red
Oh, Great Physician!
Rip out the organ should it spread
Love where the wound bled
Bent down to listen
This ain't the blood that leaves us dead