Falling peace on the brow of a Young man now The lake froze over the Ice went cracking and Covered this purple lip frown A fish net, holy A stocking blood red and it Peeks at the elders when they walk by And it’s So cold at midnight when your Body goes untied Can you imagine a way to survive Don’t go walking into seas that are Not mine to have I think I’m gonna stay home
His mother bought a ticket A fly-away permit to a man half her age His father bought a car, lot will he Try to forget how the wheels are screeching On the pavement
Nobody’s sleeping when the Dark skies Screaming The back fields are blowing like a Strong boy’s breath Old man Howard keeps a gun At the back door The trees propose a haunting figure Silhouetted on the hillside
You think I’m joking (The ice breaks through Saw a ghostly hand write a Message to a stateman) One day the world will drown