Hey, Coyote

"Where are you from?" She said Staring a hole right through my traveller's halo A worker bee on the threshold In the throes of it I ducked in from a dark cloud Before I could think, a return to order I glanced a messenger on her shoulder A sort of dog in ink And it held my attention For just a second too long And I said, "Hey, coyote How long can you stand in the doorway? Hey, coyote Paint me another way home" You remind me of a dream that I forgot as I awoke Yeah, you struck me like a thought I thought I had until I spoke She askеd my name She said, "What's your name?" And shе wrote it on my cup There's a separate metric here That comes with the territory There's a sort of beacon Where there used to be a dull roar 'Cause if it beats, it bleeds And if it bleeds, it leads So I'll follow you I said, "Hey, coyote How long can you stand in the doorway? Hey, coyote Paint me another way home" If it's blood that lights the mind When there's sugar in it Maybe appetite's the father If a child is born with wings and a raven's beak You can lead a horse to water I said, "Hey, coyote How long can you stand in the doorway? Hey, coyote Paint me another way home"