Jacket

Ohhhh child, you'll come running
You'll come running
When the Lord calls you home

My first love was just like a jacket
I wore through the winter, lost in the spring
My next love, she caused such a racket
I tried to forget her, but I still hear her sing
The one after that was like fire to fallen
Leaves on the ground, set my flesh all ablaze
Lord I've been blessed, there's still one more yet
I hang on the letter as she turns the page

Hellfire on high, build me a pillar as tall as the sky
Our pyre's run dry, we'll fill her up before first light

I watch as the seasons drift slowly together
For worse or for better, from snowfall to mud
Like seeds in the soil soaking up the sun
Wait for the river to become the blood
And fall through the sky, live our lives 'til we die
Reach for the soil, return to our home
And blessed are we to become what we'll be
Shed the light, we might see through the flesh and the bone

My old man was just like an anchor
Clung to the floor while the current swept by
His old man, he wasn't much better
Stomped like a storm in the still of the night
And God bless my mother for sailing a shipwreck
Treading the water 'til we touched the shore
And lost in the cold as tomorrow unfolds
We'll wait for daybreak, then we'll brace for war

Hellfire on high, build me a pillar as tall as the sky
Our pyre's run dry, we'll fill her up before first light

Love are you listening? Coz my tongue's still dripping
Words in the water, phrases afraid
And I know I'm different but something's still missing
I feel like I'm not quite asleep or awake
And yes I've grown tired of beating a dead horse
Feeding the chorus with verses cliché
But love what's the difference? I know you ain't listening
You're doing much better without me these days

Hellfire on high, build me a pillar as tall as the sky
Our pyre's run dry, we'll fill her up before first light