Sweet Release

I was born
On a side road far from here
While the town was burning
Out my dark window
I was crowned
With a cage of cold barbed wire
And my bottle
I keep with me 'til now

Curse my pain
Curse the sunrise every dawn, oh
Oh, those sidewalks ran me ragged
And those cracks my only guide
Long for midnight (Long for midnight)
Long for darkness, sweet relief (Sweet relief)
Beg the alley (Alley)
For your endless tongue of seas, oh
Screaming blackbird on my shoulder
Mark my deafness to its use
Let my senses relax
As I cry, you know I cry
And he cried back there
That he understood
I wouldn't know why to get near me
Except the blackbird
All he would say that
That he understood

Try
Try the handle
Try the doorway
Try the latch
Try to enter, to enter
Try to find some solace there
Oh, there
In this clearing (In this clearing)
You'll find nothing
Nothing but a song (Nothing but a song)
Oh yes, you will
Give it breath, give it sunshine
And with you it will belong
Oh, belong
It will whisper (It will whisper)
It will studder gently (Gently)
Oh yes, it will
Its hands, its hands are your hands
They will take you where you please (Where you please)
Oh yes, they will
If you choose to be gentle (Gentle, gentle)
It's your life, it's your life
Whatever you wanna feel (Sing a song)
Are we blind for a reason? (Are we blind?)
Or is it just, is it just
Is it just a vagary? (Vagary)
Show me
I said I want somebody to show me some joy
Then give me seashells
I said I just want some seashells for my ears
Tell your neighbor
Oh, go out and tell your neighbor
And you got to, it ain't no question
Whether you want to or not
You got to deal with it