El Capitan

Standing there watching as they're climbing up El Capitan Reaching for the draw and they're sleeping in their rubber bands You said they were insane, shook your head as you grabbed my hand Led me deep into the woods until we finally had to double back Yeah, everything was roses, every night it was baths and wine Every time you would undress me I could swear that you were freezing time I thought that we were twins and lovers, we shared one mind Until it turned transparent and blatant and serpentine So it's time to pay the piper, don't want to be the last in line They'll auction you at Christie's, you're gonna fetch a handsome price And in time, they'll decide what was yours and what was mine And you'll end up in a ditched dream feeling like the color of the sky So you're playing your Nintendo, spun out like a gramophone Living in a basement, sleeping down there all alone The conditions were perfect, more perfect for a perfect storm Then they found you in the morning hanging from an extension cord The world is on fire, California is a crucible We're running out of water, they already stole all the gold You kept kissing me like Judas, your betrayal was apropos You said I'm washed up and that's what I get for growing old It's time to pay the piper, you gotta be the first in line So they're burning you an effigy, well, that happens to me all the time Something kind in disguise, a canary in the mine You can't say I didn't warn you or prepare you for the afterlife I did warn you Baby, I did