Chimes and Churchbells

When the time comes for marriages to end

When all the black gowns are called and sent

To darken doors, to pay them penance

For wishing death before their contracts ended

When all the black gowns are hirin'

Art does the suffering

They don't see the beauty on the power wires

Or of the honest man in poor attire

But I've heard of hope in the faceless men you know you'll never meet

I've heard of life in those who love so very effortlessly

Who live forever in a state of vulnerability

To leave behind for those they've loved a lot of time to weep

When the time comes for marriages to end

Will the world wait while we address?

With poignancy enough to drown the trial at hand

Speaking humanly enough to free us from ourselves

Abandonment makes for something heartfelt

And finds your ear like chimes and church bells

Something special will recede as something boring swells

And finds your ears like chimes and church bells

I've heard of hope in the faceless men you know I'll never meet

I've heard of life in those who love so very effortlessly

Who live forever in a state of vulnerability

To leave behind for those they've loved a lot of time to weep