25 August 2010

old bones

old bones reek like fermaldehyde
do you have a throat?
(no)
do you even have a soul? 
(i don't even know.)
stay calm
(this generation is a nervous one)
and they will tear you to shreds
leave you for dead

your god may have put the words on your tongue
but he didn't put the gun in your hand, no
nor did he put the shovel in your hand; in the ground
or did he maybe
just maybe give you false eyes to see it
bred with false eyes to believe it
born and raised, yeah?
born and raised, yeah
what did i say?
you'll only find things you don't want to see
don't dig up old bones
don't dig up old bones
you'll only find things you don't want to see
this is the last chance you get
yeah we both know we're both gonna die
we both know we're both gonna die
we both know we're both gonna die
(if i die first, don't dig up my old bones)

1 comment:

Paige Baker said...

This took me so many places, Ian. Really, really, good work. I wish I could say something cooler but...that's all. It was really amazing.