10,000 Maniacs - Tension Makes A Tangle lyrics

As frail hinges pivot on a case's door Commemorative souvenirs from places Containers change with each occasion A cellophane encased display of paper certificate To credit years of service A tool of central enterprises The only hope for permanence The words, the rings, consistency The social security, a miracle's high tragedy Thought mistaken for a memory Clear the dust from smiles in boxes Pa** a patterned wall, recall their voices A local post will list your friends In order of disappearance The lawn scattered, tins feed birds A portion baked for absent guests And the ma** edition icon God sent comfort, your salvation But who grants absolution For sins that never were committed Tension makes a tangle of each thought Becomes an inconvenience Sound as it never penetrates As servile edges break and feint Thought mistaken for a memory A dress length a**a**ination A fractured family tie, another christening Christening A fractured family tie and another christening Christening, christening Thought mistaken for a memory A dress length a**a**ination A fractured family tie, another christening A christening A fractured family tie and another christening Christening, christening, christening