Palehound - How Long lyrics

Melissa floats on her back Exhales into that marble sky Three months of cops and blacktops Turn to air with every sigh We're spitting pits into the grass now How long can a sweetness last now How long 'til this is the past we can't believe we're looking back on? Someone screams "a water snake!" It's slicing the skin of the lake With many others in its wake How many were there? I can't say We strip our suits off for the day How long can a sweetness stay How long 'til we look back and say We can't believe we lived that way The storm corrals us to our cars Likе a wet jaw snapping herding dog With a crack the lightning starts And bits of hail bouncе off the tar We're driving cringing with every pelt How long 'til a sweetness melts How long 'til there rings a bell How long 'til there rings a bell How long 'til there rings a bell That signals us Return from hell