Glory saved the tears
She should have cried along Jamaicaway
Letting all the beauty go to waste

Fear us torn inside of you
Even when it's always cold
Step along the cracks until they break

Poison in the desert can drip real slow
Anything that moves real fast lets

She don't see his roving eye
It never roves when it's on her
Her friends all look the other way
And get together to confer
Someday he might spin around
To find his only one

I tightened all the knots 'till they were strong
And gave away the heart where I belong
I

The story of the braided fist is
How you got the liar's kiss
And I don't much care
Where that mouth has been

There's a shadow on heart that grows
In the shadow of this sidewalk rose

I thought I saw you smiling
Was it just another sighting?
Just another hauntin

I took your tongue
Your mouth on mine
And threw it down the wishing well
But scarlet flames
Of vehemence
Last until the anger melts

I'm sorry if I
Led you to believe
That I could kneel
Into your hour of grief

There is no crime here
But murmur of a