i can't   begin   to explain   what went   down, and if   i did, would you   understand?   half of   all my eyes   don't know how   to wink      hey, my heart   it's not a race;   all the same,   a good head start helps      -simultaneously-   it would scare   you shitless, unless   you're dead;   already put down   like a horse with a broken leg/   scarecrow waits   for crows to scare   my friend paces,   twists his hair tips      so my hands   will be red again   (i'm caught canary in a mine)   and oh, your legs   will mend again   (i'll charge the gate and gleam)      oh,   be   firm, and   ask me again      -simultaneously-   i hope someone   will unpack this crate,   will unwrap this cape cos it's   choking me/   i hope someone will   pack it up,   wrap me up   in holy cloth      and store me in   pyramids      you could bring   me juice, or   saltines when   i'm under   the weather, and   over you      all our songs   in unison   (here's where you bled, and here's where i did)   get your courage   to sick in place   (fight off the doubt that sings like silence)      -simultaneously-   oh,   be   firm, and/   oh,   just   speak   up, and      ask me again