Curses

There's a fire in my brain, and I'm burning up Oh my, oh my Keep running for the sink, but the well is dry Oh my, oh my Every word I say is kindling But the smoke clears when you're around Won't you stay with me, my darling When the walls start burning down, down, down? This house says my name like an elegy Oh my, oh my Echoing where my ghosts all used to be Oh my, oh my There's still cobwebs in the corners And the backyard's full of bones Won't you stay with me, my darling When this house don't feel like home? When this house don't feel like home? Oh, ashes, ashes, dust to dust The devil's after both of us Oh, lay my curses out to rest Make a mercy out of me This tired old machine is a-rumbling Oh my, oh my Singing songs to the secrets behind my eyes Oh my, oh my All my aching bones are trembling And I may yet fall apart Won't you stay with me, my darling When the war starts in my heart? When the war starts in my heart? Oh, ashes, ashes, dust to dust The devil's after both of us Oh, lay my curses out to rest Make a mercy out of me Oh, ashes, ashes, dust to dust Tell me I am good enough Oh, lay my curses out to rest Make a mercy out of