Chasing Auras

Time's been hanging around Like vultures circle prey on the ground You watch TV To drown yourself in static sound Gotta ignore all the evidence Put your faith in government Tiptoe around the electric fence So you don't wake up anyone Last time I felt at peace We'd dropped three tabs each And headed East Through the old playground But some junkie burned it down From the ashes no pheonix arose But we mapped out the stars and houses In the patterns on our clothes And figured out where to go I could see from the shine in your eyes It was ok When that shifting orb of light Made me feel that I would float away You kept me on the ground Cradled by the tree on the water We let our roots intersect The first son and only daughter You mended my wand Took a drink from the pond Flew away on a palm frond And I had to take a walk Through the town that I forgot Chasing your aura for a few more blocks When I get home you've already transformed When I get home you've already transformed A familiar shade Easily made Existing out of Time's been hanging around Like vultures circle prey on the ground You watch TV To drown yourself in static sound Gotta ignore all the evidence Put your faith in government Tiptoe around the electric fence So you don't wake up anyone