Animal Skulls

When you're born in a ghost town

You learn to sleep just a few feet off the ground

The ground

You keep one shutter open

And keep shakin' and hopin'

They'll let you down

You down

There's a beautiful call

From the desert beyond the walls

You can whisper the words that make you brave

Or stand in your own shallow grave

All the animal skulls

Disregarded and dull

You see the scavenging dogs

Why would you want me to stay?

There's nothing to say anymore

I drank the cup to the bottom

Met the frauds and I fought 'em

With a grin

Again

I keep my hand on a hot gun

'Cause I don't know whether I should run

Or start something

Or something, oh

There's a beautiful call

From the desert beyond the walls

You can whisper the words that make you brave

Or stand in your own shallow grave

All the animal skulls

Disregarded and dull

You see the scavenging dogs

Why would you want me to stay?

There's nothing to say

'Cause all my rhymes and reasons

You just don't believe in

I'll pack up my things and go

There's a beautiful call

From the desert beyond the walls

You can whisper the words that make you brave

Or stand in your own shallow grave

All the animal skulls

Disregarded and dull

You see the scavenging dogs

Why would you want me to stay?

There's nothing to say anymore