Mountains and Rocks

See that burden carved in stone Copycats leave me alone Numb in places tender still Abandoned on a windowsill Now is where it starts again Swimming rivers, counting friends Nomenclature's certainty Better than lobotomies Nothing ventured, nothing lost Something picked up, something tossed I'm still working on my greatest failure Ten toes dipping in a distant future Now O'clock's the only time I've heard of Words and gestures getting you all stirred up now Puke the letters stuck in your throat through gutter grates Hoping for a moat to form fast and keep you safe Feel that burden turn to ice If it melts you'll pay the price Pain in places all too new Collected for the cheapest thrill I'm still working on my greatest failure Ten toes dipping in a distant future Now O'clock's the only time I've heard of Words and gestures getting you all stirred up now