Phase Shift

Divide the baby into thirds,

The granite queen implored of me.

But I, misspoken, spoke the words

That urged a thousand singing birds

To suicide in harmony.

And if the spiny angel cracks

And you can strain through her defense,

Just take a minute and relax

And pick yourself up off the tracks

And onto something more intense.

The dawn is breaking as the cattle truck pick-up boy pulls out

And all the cows are quite convinced -

It's gonna be different this time

And as the feeding frenzy clears the poison mist

The leper takes his place in line...

To phase shift around

Skyward glances inward bound

Relax, unfocus your sights.

Phase shift around

The game was up and you were down

But I wouldn't shake the hand that feeds me

But I'd feed the mouth that bites.

I clenched my voice against the wall

And silence squeezed the frozen brakes.

But it's this hush that caused my fall

And strained your eyes if you recall

And that's not all that silence breaks.

She picked the gun up off the floor,

Whispered down the phone and smiled,

But does it matter anymore

If it's become a child-like war

Or a warlike child.

And as the dust around the circle settled down to form a face

That laughed out loud, Oh can't you see -

Happy endings are cheaper than time

And all that's wrong is yours and all that's right is mine

And all that's left is left in line...

To phase shift around

Six guitars and not a sound

The canyon calls as I sing.

Phase shift around

And smiling as I hit the ground

'Cause I bet that must have stung

But I'm too young to feel a goddamn thing.

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