[Verse 1] Tell me where did all the flowers go? Petals pressed under the powdered snow Put some ice cubes in a cup and we drown em slow Ran my calloused fingers through your fabric til i found a hole Train whistles in the summer always sound like home But see that home fell into the water Thats how my grandfather put it tellin to his daughter Smell of pollen and the feelin was upon us Dwellin on the hummingbirds, the melons cut in august Ive got that slowflowing mississippi blood Nana raised nine children out the mississippi mud So i dont need these fans to give me love Ive got my brothers, got my sister, kid, my familys enough Youre gorgeous with a mind as fertile as the ground Were laying on tracin crop circles in the clouds Please dont say a word or make a sound Only the hum of dragonflies disturbs the perfect place weve found Strings of moments slip like prayer beads between my fingers [Verse 2] Crept amidst the minions of gehenna Slept within the mist with mystic visions of johanna Oh, dont you know youre the one for whom ive written all these stanzas Smitten as i slip betwixt the clickin of the cameras Laying listless on the floor and i just wish you wouldnt vanish Forgettin all my manners Theres no fiction on my canvas Lifes a bumpy ride, got me grippin on the handles Christened with the candles Wax drippin off the mantle Wonder if my father would know me now Born in the garden, a holy child Ate the fruit of the harvest, he drove me out Fuck em all, ardenll hold me down Pass the pipe Inhalin smoke as black as night I trust no master Bastards, i am abrams sacrifice Gave it up under a summer nights hazy Cover, who can i trust, father, son, and wife betrayed me And now im supposed to love the knife that grazed me? Gods no friend to me, god, this fuckin life is crazy Strings of moments slip like prayer beads between my fingers [Verse 3] Beans fillin my pockets Dreams fillin my head Be still in this silence I keep feelin im next Gave it up for the sake of my love Roll it all up in the papers and puff Hidin my face Please god give me grace Guess its the one thing i never prayed for enough Im so young, i dont know what the hell to do Im so done, makin a fool out of myself for you Might fuck up, but i tell the truth Say one love, but what i held was two Always been faithful, but cant claim that i havent been selfish too And im happy but cant help but feel that somethins been destroyed Fuck it, ill just stack these couplets up against the void Strings of moments slip like prayer beads between my fingers [Verse 4] Into your palms i press this missal Spirits strong, but the flesh is fickle But the body is a temple Get depressed, but never will i press my temple with this pistol Tap my feet to keep the tempo Tempted to let my sense go Tension bent in a crescendo Then sent flowin through this pencil I found out where the flowers go Found the power pollens powder holds We swear that were about to blow Cloaked up in a cloud of smoke The worlds a stage, but we all make a lonely exit We dont have long, so be present Find someone that you feel blessed with Every bead is holy, every lowly moments precious And they slip like prayer beads between my fingers
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