Chorus of Crows

from Wild Rose Sorrow by Fire Next Time

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lyrics

There's a bandage of red that I keep in the sink
For I break every bottle I drink
I would rather these cuts
Then be caught in a lie
Or remember the days gone by

This wine keeps me writing
This whisky insane
As I carve all the thoughts from my brain
This bottle of pills that was once nearly filled
Like my heart it now lies much the same

This chorus of crows sing holy ghost
They beg for my tongue and my eyes
I will offer them up, return to my cup
As they feed on my disguise

This broken old man remains
A tapestry of empty veins
To all the lovers that I can't recall
Oh my sweetest doves, I've failed you all

Sweet ladies of spring
With your fingers of rings
Lord knows that I've loved one or two
As my memories dry
You return to the sky
Soon I'll be forgetting you too

This cold set of strings replaces my friends
That I lost in this panic and drought
Still I open my eyes, fall back in surprise
Of the sin that crawls out of my mouth

This chorus of crows sing holy ghost
They beg for my tongue and my eyes
I will offer them up, return to my cup
As they feed on my disguise

This broken old man remains
A tapestry of empty veins
To all the lovers that I can't recall
Oh my sweetest doves, I've failed you all

Devil, secure your aim
For it's this bottle
That infects my brain
To all the lovers that I can't recall
Oh my sweetest doves, I've failed you all

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from Wild Rose Sorrow, released September 1, 2010

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Fire Next Time Edmonton, Alberta

We are a band from Edmonton. Sometimes we have beards. Sometimes we don't. We put out folk records and perform punk rock shows. Blow it out your nose.

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