February, 1878 Lyrics

Song	February, 1878
Artist	mewithoutYou
Album	Ten Stories
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	February 8th, 1878
	South of Trout Creek, west of Cedar Lake
	On a winding mountain trail of the North Pacific Union Rail
	The snow arrived on time, the circus train was running late
	Rip spot’s past and all the knuckles worn,
	Firebox bursting to the running boards
	A pounding in his chest, crushing like a cider press
	The hogger rode the throttle ‘round the bender like a flank-strapped horse
	As Elephant addressed the frightened animal car:
	“Let’s return now to the dust as the dust we are;
	tonight, our bridal fate, the hour’s come to consummate!”
	And drove her massive body like a truck into the iron bars
	Limestone thrown from out the hopper’s back
	Ash Cat tossed against the diamond stack
	from cradle to caboose, the frozen bolts broke loose,
	sent that cage spinning like a dreidel off the icy tracks.
	Run on, Rabbit, run!
	Before the East sky wakes the sun!
	Sails set to the dreadful cold,
	Until your anchor-heart takes hold
	Run on, Fox & Bear,
	From this dismal dream’s despair!
	Cast thoughts to in the open ocean of air
	Until your thread catch somewhere
	Oh Mother, please come along! They cried,
	but Elephant remained inside
	“My tusks are dull, my eyes, half-blind,
	too old to run, too big to hide,
	and have neither friend nor enemy,
	nor that phantom, ‘self’-identity
	nor concern for what ‘they’ll’ do to ‘me’
	now, my children, run free!”
	But Tiger, why sit still,
	As the officers climb the hill?
	What stars cast down their spears,
	cooled your fire with their tears?
	“Gone that siren’s sound,
	it’s a silence now pours down
	Gone, my next of kin,
	and all once without now lives within”
	“Topiary Tiger, once burned bright
	save your tales of gnostic sight
	and take heed on this (most) auspicious night!
	Topiary Tiger, once burned bright”

	February 8th, 1878
	South of Trout Creek, west of Cedar Lake
	On a winding mountain trail of the North Pacific Union Rail
	The snow arrived on time, the circus train was running late
	Rip spot' s past and all the knuckles worn,
	Firebox bursting to the running boards
	A pounding in his chest, crushing like a cider press
	The hogger rode the throttle ' round the bender like a flankstrapped horse
	As Elephant addressed the frightened animal car:
	" Let' s return now to the dust as the dust we are
	tonight, our bridal fate, the hour' s come to consummate!"
	And drove her massive body like a truck into the iron bars
	Limestone thrown from out the hopper' s back
	Ash Cat tossed against the diamond stack
	from cradle to caboose, the frozen bolts broke loose,
	sent that cage spinning like a dreidel off the icy tracks.
	Run on, Rabbit, run!
	Before the East sky wakes the sun!
	Sails set to the dreadful cold,
	Until your anchorheart takes hold
	Run on, Fox Bear,
	From this dismal dream' s despair!
	Cast thoughts to in the open ocean of air
	Until your thread catch somewhere
	Oh Mother, please come along! They cried,
	but Elephant remained inside
	" My tusks are dull, my eyes, halfblind,
	too old to run, too big to hide,
	and have neither friend nor enemy,
	nor that phantom, ' self' identity
	nor concern for what ' they' ll' do to ' me'
	now, my children, run free!"
	But Tiger, why sit still,
	As the officers climb the hill?
	What stars cast down their spears,
	cooled your fire with their tears?
	" Gone that siren' s sound,
	it' s a silence now pours down
	Gone, my next of kin,
	and all once without now lives within"
	" Topiary Tiger, once burned bright
	save your tales of gnostic sight
	and take heed on this most auspicious night!
	Topiary Tiger, once burned bright"

	February 8th, 1878
	South of Trout Creek, west of Cedar Lake
	On a winding mountain trail of the North Pacific Union Rail
	The snow arrived on time, the circus train was running late
	Rip spot' s past and all the knuckles worn,
	Firebox bursting to the running boards
	A pounding in his chest, crushing like a cider press
	The hogger rode the throttle ' round the bender like a flankstrapped horse
	As Elephant addressed the frightened animal car:
	" Let' s return now to the dust as the dust we are
	tonight, our bridal fate, the hour' s come to consummate!"
	And drove her massive body like a truck into the iron bars
	Limestone thrown from out the hopper' s back
	Ash Cat tossed against the diamond stack
	from cradle to caboose, the frozen bolts broke loose,
	sent that cage spinning like a dreidel off the icy tracks.
	Run on, Rabbit, run!
	Before the East sky wakes the sun!
	Sails set to the dreadful cold,
	Until your anchorheart takes hold
	Run on, Fox Bear,
	From this dismal dream' s despair!
	Cast thoughts to in the open ocean of air
	Until your thread catch somewhere
	Oh Mother, please come along! They cried,
	but Elephant remained inside
	" My tusks are dull, my eyes, halfblind,
	too old to run, too big to hide,
	and have neither friend nor enemy,
	nor that phantom, ' self' identity
	nor concern for what ' they' ll' do to ' me'
	now, my children, run free!"
	But Tiger, why sit still,
	As the officers climb the hill?
	What stars cast down their spears,
	cooled your fire with their tears?
	" Gone that siren' s sound,
	it' s a silence now pours down
	Gone, my next of kin,
	and all once without now lives within"
	" Topiary Tiger, once burned bright
	save your tales of gnostic sight
	and take heed on this most auspicious night!
	Topiary Tiger, once burned bright"

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