It Carries Back

from Colonial Drones

Credits

Written by Ryan Walsh, © 2009 Reverse The Tape Decks (ASCAP)

Lyrics

I miss so many people
it carries back
there is no re-arrival
no loophole trap

explain it backwards for me
and I’ll be your sweetheart
without deceit
no more wars
I’m a big fan
it’s a sinking house
we’ve just begun

the fog was lifting out of her mouth
when I awoke
a fire escape
or a water arrival
we’re just bicycle spokes

churning away the time
shooting it off to deep space
well goodbye time
we loved you well
you’re still alive
in the videotape
and the child’s poem
we’ve just begun

take off your jacket
and black tie
collapse into a dream
where the house lifts up
to the tree tops
and the clouds begin

then I make a parachute
out of the bedding
and make my stance
by falling down
without deceit
no more wars
it’s a sinking house
well goodbye time
we loved you well
we’ve just begun
we’ve just begun