Quasi-Hymns, Murder-Ballads, and Tales of How the Hero Died (2013)

The Hero Dies

All busted ties.
So I know the hero dies.
Have I got dust in my eyes, or am I too old to cry?

Find my head.
I am too wired to sleep and too tired to make my bed.
Sick of treadin’ the same line.

I held it in,
but I am fine if they tape me trying to escape my skin.

And I heard a song
tangled up like a giant, but I could not hear him fall.

Cold whistle blown,
but I heard laughter,
and I should have known when I heard drums;
old skin and bone, lay down beside me ‘til the cavalry comes.

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from Quasi-Hymns, Murder-Ballads, and Tales of How the Hero Died
released May 10, 2013
Words and Music written by Alex and Emily McCollum

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