Crooked Heart

Crooked heart Arrest my bones May the dying embers follow Am I a wicked letter Or just a bleeding hand Trapped inside the station A devil or a lamb And the comfort that you offered But never gave away Slipped into the courtyard And ran off with the rain Well I know I heard you whisper But I never heard you sing Is it memory that am lacking Or did they both just sound the same Crooked heart Arrest my bones May the dying embers follow There's a street down by the harbor The signs been gone for years I've slept there for some time now On a bed of souvenirs You can never see the stars there But I know just where they are Trapped behind the buildings And the smoke of aging cars Have you ever seen a footprint Muddy in the snow And wondered what was coming Knowing it was yours Crooked heart Arrest my bones May the dying embers follow Where was it I was heading Somewhere beyond the pond But the tracks were all paved over By the time I heard you call So I dreamed you like a willow Sung for you my song And when it all was over I'd hoped you'd sang along