Beautiful Gas Mask
Lyrics
Come hard through the fog
Blindfolded and bound
Till we stand at the edge
Of a hole in the ground
We hold hands and we jump
And as we fall we sing
Paupers hammering the walls of the castle
Going to meet the king
Never sleep, remember to breathe deep
Never sleep, remember to breathe
Breathe deep
Crash in from deep space
Shot birds falling fast
Who will be there to catch us in his jaws
When we arrive alive at last?
I can't hear you in the dark
Wish I knew where you'd gone
Know you're there
off in the shadow somewhere
Try to soldier on
Never sleep, remember to breathe deep
Never sleep, remember to breathe
Breathe deep
And breathe humbly
Secure your mouthpiece when you can
Toxic shapes adorn the walls
As we rise from our knees
Someone's coming to reward us,
you wait and see
Or crush us both like fleas
Never sleep, remember to breathe deep
Never sleep, remember to breathe
Breathe deep
Banter
- the fingers of dawn will greet you in the arms of your beloved, and the two of you will look toward the wealthy morning sky, and know that in its gorgeous portents, life is certainty of death, every single morning. That fact that you both know this is why you like each other so much. (2011-03-25)
- This is a song about hiding from things in fear. (2011-04-01)
- This song is one of those fever visions where I would tell you what it was about if I had any idea. (2013-06-04)
- This is a song about paranoia, and, uh, feeling generally threatened by things. Spending a little time down in the question, is this actually paranoia or do I have reason to feel threatened about things? It's called 'Beautiful Gas Mask'. (2017-11-11)
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