Drag City - Occident lyrics

Mercy me, the night is long Take my pen to write you this song Lord is it harder to carry on Or to know when you are done? All my life I felt as though I'm inside a beautiful Memory replaying with the sound turned Down low Long life, show your face Slow heart, curb your taste Smoke me out of my hiding place Long life, state your case What in the world are we waiting for? Building glowing cities along the shore Where the wind batters in Baiting my kin like a matador So much value placed upon What lies just beyond our plans Waving my handkerchief Running along to the end of the sand Long life, speak your name So tired of the guessing game But something is moving just out of frame Slow heart, brace and aim Breaching slowly across the sea One mast - flash like the stinger of a bee To take you away A swarming fleet is gonna take you from me The universe is getting loose Sodden spread from some leaden disuse Rushing unhinged towards diminishing lights Like a headless caboose I will wait for you 'longside the ocean And make do with my no-skin But then long life, will you let me in? And then slow heart, are you going to know him? Long life, speak your name I wait while I decry the wait And when I die, may I relate Slow heart, congregate To leave your home and your family For some distortion of property? Well darling I can't go But you may stay Here with me