Kiss My Name
Kiss my nameMama in the afterglowWhen the grass is green with growAnd my tears have turned to snow
I’m only a childBorn upon a graveDancing through the stationsCalling out my name
Oh mama kiss my nameI am trying to be saneI’m trying to kiss my friendsAnd when broken, make amends
Kiss my name, the curtains whiteThe turtle doves embroider lightAs I lie, murdered in groundThe rain compacting sodden soundOf songs I sang the years beforeWhen it was time to rainUpon the coal that I became