Tenmile

Just like a sinking ship The rounder prays along Heads bobbing and dripping Through the auditorium It's only an act It's unpredictable at best They told me it's happened before And it's something they'd like to address But soon enough we'll all go down The hottest summer and the driest ground I can smell the flames a-burnin' Ten miles up the canyon To the north of town A-a-a And down at the bus stop Mourning in embrace Something awful had gone down I could see it in his face Hollow and aimless With an empty-ended gaze The look of a man Who's disappearing by the day But soon enough we'll all go down The hottest summer and the driest ground I can smell the flames a-burnin' Ten miles up the canyon To the north of town A-a-a