Natalie Merchant - Tension lyrics

[Verse:] Frail hinges pivot On a cases door Commemorative Souvenirs from places Containers change With each occasion Cellophane encased Displaying paper Certificate Credit years of service A tool of Central enterprises The early hope For permanence the Words the rings Consistency And social security the Miracles high tragedy A thought mistaken For a memory Clear the dust from Smiles in boxes Cross a patterned floor Recall the voices Local posts they List your friends In order of Disappearance Lawn scattered tins Feed birds the Portion baked for Absent guests Ma** edition icon God sent comfort is Your salvation But who grants Absolution for sins That never were committed Tension Makes a tangle Of each thought becomes Inconvenience Sound never penetrate As servile edges Break and faint Dress lenghts Assa**inations Fractured family ties Christenings