Holy Branches
When you were youngYou'd bite your tongueCalm, always did what you were toldNever ran your mouthLived life on tiptoesOnly felt peace if by yourselfWhere mistakes don't count
There's a hole in your chestFrom the time that you was bornOne that don't get filled'Cause you've always knownYou're nothing they want
But everybody's bones are just holy branchesCast from trees to cut patterns in the worldAnd in time we find some shelterSpill our leaves and then sleep in the earthAnd when there we'll belong'Cause the earth don't give a damn if you're lost
And now I live aloneWork in the belly of machinesWring my soot black handsAnd I don't sleep muchDays don't feel different from the nightsWith no goals in mind
There's a hole in my chestFrom the time I walked awayOne I fill with sweat'Cause now I knowI'm nothing they want
But everybody's bones are just holy branchesWe ride the breeze to cut patterns in the earthAnd in time we find some shelterSpill our seeds and then wait for our turnBut for now we're adrift on the winds of discontentTrying to carve our placeAll in hopes we'll be something they wantBut I ain't holding my breath
Trace your fingers down my spineMake your home behind my eyesLine my skull with harmless liesI'll bide my time until I'm something they want