Song A Day # 306: Spell or Prayer
23I twisted through the darkened streets cause i had lost my way
i'd told so many lies that i couldn't keep them straight
clearly this was punishment, this was how i'd have to pay
once but twice as strong
you can never really know what's inside somebody's head
and when you think you're sure that's when someone winds up dead
but you remember how she moved, can recall the words she said
then again, you could be wrong
and the tune that plays
over all your days
seems like a waste on you
you're a fire hose
you're a runny nose
wearing panty hose for two
you don't know which
lie to stitch
it's like a witches brew
bits of hair
falling everywhere
with a spell or prayer you're through
I cut a path across the square and ended up on the edge of town
looking back i knew i'd have to get to higher ground
if the world crashed below me at least i'd be safe and sound
sleep till morning light
i struggled to my feet after slipping on a rock
wondering where julie was i wished only for a clock
the sun was all obscured by a dark and massive flock
of parrots who spoke to me in their flight
at the top of mount mcormish i stopped surveyed the land
it would have helped to know what to do, to have some kind of plan
as it was i stepped so blindly, leading with my hands
could i speak the word
a terror struck me in my heart like i had never felt
and just as strong and quick the world began to melt
i found myself in an empty space void of heaven or of hell
but in my head i heard