DEEP RED BELLS
Neko Case 2002

WHO LED YOU TO THIS HIDING PLACE?
WHOSE LIGHTNING THREADS SPUN SILVER TONGUES?
THE RED BELLS BECKON YOU TO RIDE
A HANDPRINT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE
IT LOOKS A LOT LIKE ENGINE OIL, AND TASTES LIKE BEING POOR AND SMALL
AND POPSICLES IN SUMMER

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DEEP RED BELLS
DEEP AS I HAVE BEEN DONE
DEEP RED BELLS
DEEP AS I HAVE BEEN DONE

IT ALWAYS HAS TO COME TO THIS
THE RED BELLS RING THIS TRAGIC HOUR
YOU'VE LOST SIGHT OF THE OVERPASS
BUT DAYLIGHT WON'T REMEMBER THAT
NO SPECKLED FAWNS GRAZE 'ROUND YOUR BONES
WHO TOOK THE TIME TO FOLD YOUR CLOTHES
AND SHOOK THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW

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WHERE DOES THIS MEAN THE WORLD CAST ITS COLD EYE?
WHO'S LEFT TO SUFFER LONG WITHOUT YOU?
DOES YOUR SOUL CAST ABOUT LIKE AN OLD PAPER BAG?
PAST EMPTY LOTS AND EARLY GRAVES OF THOSE LIKE YOU WHO'VE LOST THEIR WAY
MURDERED ON THE INTERSTATE
WHILE THE RED BELLS RANG LIKE THUNDER

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