Thursday, January 25, 2007

Stinging Velvet

"Rain falls, I fix my eyes...
Let go of the focus and I blur out all the lines,
Just to remember, remember.

Crying 'cause it's not my fault-
Water through my lashes look just like Christmas lights.
And I still remember, remember...

Cold and shivering,
Cold and shivering,
Cold and shivering warm.

Sing please, rock me to sleep.
Quiet as a canyon up under heaven's eaves.
I surrender, surrender...

Downstairs the furnace swells-
Safe from all the horrors in your stinging velvet arms.
And I surrender, surrender...

Cold and shivering,
Cold and shivering,
Cold and shivering warm."

--Neko Case

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