Avalanche

Desperation on every street corner Let the blues through, they'll restore order They are not bad men They're in schools, they're your boyfriends A man shot dead while the world slept The killer free, the police said "A spider lived under my bed And I was scared, I broke its legs" These days have no up or down What the fuck keeps us hanging around? In the barracks, behind the keyboards We are the bird-song, we are the seabed Back in the trees, saying words wrong The bailiffs climb and find us Holding water in our hands A nurse was thrown into their van "An avalanche fell from your roof You let it drown and bury you" When you hold them to account They'll spit you out Just a bad taste in their mouth When you hold them to account They'll spit you out Just a bad taste in their mouth They're strangers, they're in Hollywood They're your neighbours you left Back in your childhood Your fathers that won't make amends They're in schools, they're your boyfriends When you hold them to account They'll spit you out Just a bad taste in their mouth. When you hold them to account They'll spit you out Just a bad taste in their mouth When you hold them to account They'll spit you out Just a bad taste in their mouth When you hold them to account They'll spit you out Just a bad taste in their mouth