Written by Ryan Walsh, © 2008 Reverse The Tape Decks (ASCAP)
Recorded at the Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge, MA

the phone line is broken
the tapes are all erased
someone's at the door you know his wares have all been laced
you better hope you die before me

if you take it as a compliment
you're out of your tree
the horses all are ready
and they know as well as me
that you better hope you die before me

everybody knows you climb a ladder so well
impressive demonstrations of your speech and your spells
but you better hope you die before me

dress me up in wires
I'll plug into the feed
of blasted out basement shows
bursting at the seams
and you better hope you die before me

the house is infested
with pests of every kind
but at least they had the courtesy
to stay of my mind
you're broken, alone, down, and undreamed

so you can bang on every windchime
or light a torch for me
or magnify your tiny soul
with a microscope from me
but you better hope you die before me