Messiah Ward

Nick Cave and the bad seeds

I hope you're sitting comfortably
 I saved you the best seat in the house
 Right up in the front row
 The stars have been torn down
 The moon is locked away
 And the land is banked in frozen snow

You are a forte of nature, dear
 Your breath curls from your lips
 As the trees bend down their branches
 And touch you with their fingertips
 They're bringing out the dead now
 It's easy just to look away
 They are bringing out the dead now
 It's been a strange, strange day

We could navigate out position by the stars
 But they've taken out the stars
 The stars have all gone
 I'm glad you've come along
 We could comprehend our
 condition by the moon
 But they've ordered the the moon not to shine
 Still, I 'm glad you've come along
 I was worried out of my mind
 Cause, they keep bringing out the dead
 It's easy just to look away
 They're bringing out the dead, now
 And it's been a long, strange day

You can move up a little closer
 I will throw a blanket over
 We can weigh all the tears in one hand
 Against the laughter in the other
 We could be hanging around here for centuries
 Trying to make sense of this, my dear
 While the planets try to get organised
 Way above the stratosphere
 But they keep bringing out the dead, now
 It's easy if we just walk away
 They keep bringing out the dead, now
 It's been a long, long day

Look away
 Look away