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Unlucky 7 1. The
Hole |
Behind the house
the ground has opened up
And it’s so deep a hole its bottom can’t be found
It sucks the air inside
And makes quiet sea sounds
We sometimes stand
and linger at the edge
We like to dare each other how close we can get
And there’s a pact we’ve made
If one should fall the other follows in
We started small
with trash and rotten food
And then the neighbors came with cars and sofas, too
And soon the government had midnight dumps
Of what, we never knew
A letter came the
other day
From clear around the globe
It said “We hope that you’re the ones
“On the other end of the hole
“Could you please take a few things back
“Our country’s getting full”
Behind the house
The ground has opened up
Darling, remember
When you come to me
I'm the pretender
I'm not what I'm supposed to be
But who could know
if I'm a traitor?
Time's the revelator
They caught Katy
And left me a mule to ride
The fortune lady
Came along and walked beside
But every word seemed
to date her
Time's the revelator, the revelator
Up in the morning
Up and on the ride
Drive into Corning
Where all the spindles whine
And everyday is getting
straighter
Time's the revelator
Leaving the valley
Fucking out of sight
I'll go back to Cali
Where I can sleep out every night
And watch the waves,
and move the fader
Time's the revelator, the revelator
King of fakes and
imitators
Time's the revelator
Brain trust kid,
you’re not getting smarter
If you can’t adapt, it only gets harder
Things used to be so clear
Sad soul songs you sing to yourself
In your cell, awaiting the help
You were promised that never appeared
Oh, brain trust kid
There’s nothing in the world to save you
The big word whiz
with nothing to say
But a little attention a whole foot away
Could’ve changed everything for us all
And all the brain trust kids, are just getting older
On the skids and losing their lustre
I remember when you were a star
There’s nothing
in the world to save you now
As everyone lines up to blame you
Oh, brain trust kid
Oh, brain trust kid
So much for the best
laid plans the world has never seen
But we’ll stay heroes in each other’s eyes
Beloved in our dreams
Oh, brain trust kid
Oh, brain trust kid
There’s no one in the world to save you
All my life I’ve
disappeared
Told myself it would get better
So my wife you lead me here
To Chapel Perilous, I enter
All the blessings of the world
Could not heal the sadness in me
As poppies in the light unfurl
So might I if truth shine near me
Take me
Guide my hand
Take me in
The hand that left
its mark on me
Is the only hand to heal me
Or the gates to paradise
Are barred and bolted, all locked to me
Take me
Guide my hand
Take me in
Take me
Guide my hand
Take me in
And the mouth that
took the breath from me
And left my tongue a burning desert
I will kiss so hard it bleeds
I will bring the rains to wet it
Take me
Guide my hand
Take me in
Here in Chapel Perilous
Kings are made and lives are ended
And I will learn to trust my love
Until the bonds we severed are mended
Take me
Guide my hand
Take me in
Take me
Guide my hand
Take me in
Black dog beside
me
Keep me from trouble
Rain on the road
And no fence in sight
Black dog beside me
Follow the highway
Once 'round the ring
And out of the night
Is somebody dreaming
us
Even the gold has gone to rust
Is somebody dreaming us
Dry mouth, I taste dust
Soon as you leave
me
Trouble come my way
Rain on the road
And pack on the prowl
Lost my confessor
Lost my protector
Matter of time
And the pack will come down
Is somebody dreaming
me
Painted eyes, wooden teeth
Is somebody dreaming me
But the black dog is no dream
Hey, why you run
off so far from home
Pack tear you up and chew on your bones
They'll bury you under a piece of would that say
"He who run off always come home for good"
Black dog beside
me
Keep me from trouble
Rain on the road
And no fence in sight
Walk beside me
Follow the highway
Twice 'round the ring
And into of the night
6. Let's Ruin Everything Tonight
Don't be so sad
You've got more than one chance to love
Change should be a friend
Let go the past and come to me
Give up control
You're driving yourself crazy
Let me console you
Lose yourself in me
Let's ruin everything
tonight
No good, no evil
No sin, no devil
Just you and me
And no consequences waiting
Your little world
Built on big dreams
Is ready to fall down
You're ready to be released
She's gone and now
It soon will be revealed
Your perfect little world
Was just a perfect little jail
We'll ruin everything
tonight
And when we wake to morning light
We'll open our eyes and see
We didn't ruin anything
Open our eyes and see
We didn't ruin anything
You'll be happy with
what you've got
You'll be happy with what you've got
And you'll have me if you want
We used to fit together,
she was so open
Let me in deep, fed my hope and
The years flew by now we’re older and broken
What did I do to make this bright light go dim
My, my, how things
change
Bitter is the fruit of the love we made
Good god, what did I say
To make you repeat my mistakes this way
I’ve never prayed,
you owe me nothing
But if it’s judgment day leave her and take me
She’s the innocent, I’m the one you’re wanting
If it’s judgment day leave her and take me
You used to sleep
on my chest, your body so warm
The top of your head still smelled like a newborn
You were salvation, I thought you could atone for me
But I’m just the same and you’ve sins of your own, I see
My, my, how we grow
Crooked as the seed that our fathers sow
I’ve never prayed,
you owe me nothing
But if it’s judgment day leave her and take me
She’s the innocent, I’m the one you’re wanting
If it’s judgment day leave her and take me
Good god, it’s
the family disease
We’re bent as the branch on the cottonwood tree
I’ve never prayed,
you owe me nothing
But if it’s judgment day leave her and take me
She’s the innocent, I’m the one you’re wanting
If it’s judgment day leave her and take me
Leave her and take me
Songs and lyrics by Glen Phillips, Umami Music (ASCAP) except Revelator by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings