No Way Down

Album: Port of Morrow (2012)
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  • Meet the son of a government man
    And a pillar of salt
    I was born with blood on my hands
    And have all the signs of a bleeding heart
    Living high on a giant hog
    On a mountain so steep
    Keep your head in a hollow log
    As the ruling fog are about to creep

    What have we done?
    How'd we get so far from the sun?
    Lost, lost in an oscillating phase
    Where a tiny few catch all of the rays

    Out beyond the western squalls
    In an alien land
    They work for nothing at all
    They don't know the mall or the layaway plan
    Dig yourself a beautiful grave
    Everything you could want
    Maybe those invisible slaves
    Are too far away for a ghost to haunt

    What will we charge?
    Letting go of a claim so large
    Oh, all of our working days are done
    But a tiny few are having all of the fun
    Get used to the dust in your lungs

    Is there no way down
    From this peak to solid ground
    Without having our gold teeth
    Pulled from our mouths?

    Make me a drink strong enough
    To wash away the dishwater world they said was lemonade
    Walk with me after the show
    Maybe we can find a way through the minefield in the snow

    What will they charge?
    Letting go of a claim so large
    Oh, all of our working days are done
    But a tiny few are having all of the fun

    Apologies to the sick and the young
    Get used to the dust in your lungs Writer/s: James Mercer
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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