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