Why will I never grow old
Like the rivers that rage in my gutters?
How will my bones know to grow
beneath the winds that whip above my shoulders?
Those rocks that you hold in your pocket
were all once a mountainous range.
And ain’t it funny how the dead go back from whence they came?
And the love that you hold in your head, dear, is so akin to fame.
Ain’t it funny how the dead go back from whence they came?
I will die in the world that I lived in -
scatter my ashes on the street.
I will die in the house that I was born in -
under the satin sheets,
Do you wonder if the road forks in your favor?
If the divining rod will lead you towards gold?
Ain’t it funny how the spirit leaves the body quiet and cold?
Oh, and I am but a child - I will talk when I am told.
Ain’t it funny how the spirit leaves the body quiet and cold?
Woke up this morning and I’d forgot my name.
Stranded on the edge of space waiting on a train,
I was hoping for that man in white to calm my shaking knees,
Ain’t it funny how the wind whips through the trees.
And now my eyes will be crossing me at every turn
to lead me through my empty soul - you watch and I will learn
oh, and soon the dead will be marching under a sky so plain
ain’t it funny when you’re crying and it begins to rain?
Oh fate’s a fickle fire - only some sparks become flame
ain’t it funny when you’re crying and it begins to rain?
Woke up this morning and I’d forgot my name.
Stranded on the edge of space waiting on a train,
I was hoping for that man in white to calm my shaking knees.
Ain’t it funny how time won’t stop for me.
Why will I never grow old
Like the rivers that rage in my gutters?
How will my bones know to grow
beneath the winds that whip above my shoulders?
And oh, the dawn reminds me of a book that I once read.
And ain’t it funny how we’re marching slowly towards the dead?
credits
from This Time When It Rained,
released May 10, 2019
Eli Greenhoe: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Organ, Drums, Vocals
Eva Lawitts: Electric Bass
Adam O'Farrill: Trumpet
Joshua Burgess: Alto Saxophone
Chris Krasnow: Trombone
Produced by Eva Lawitts
Engineered and Mixed by Chris Krasnow
Recorded by Eva Lawitts and Chris Krasnow at Wonderpark Studios in Brooklyn, NY
Mastered by Justin Douglas at King Electric Recording Co., Austin, TX
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