For Those Below

[Verse 1]

Helpless, she lies across the stairs

Haunting your days, consuming your prayers

There will be healing, but don't force this girl to stand

As she's counting the ceilings with pale voice and trembling hands

[Chorus]

You told me life was long, but now that it's gone

You find yourself on top as the leader of a flock

Called to be around for those below

[Verse 2]

Whispered notes from the piano in the corner of the room

Hold your throat, is that healing that you're hearing in my tune?

Wanting change, but loving her just as she lies

Is the burden of a man who's built his life on love

[Chorus]

You told me life was long, but now that it's gone

You find yourself on top as the leader of a flock

Called to be around for those below

[Bridge]

I'll be locked up and stored

In a lavender ward

'Cause my mind is just like hers

Just as broken, just as crippled, just as burned

[Outro]

And then I find myself on top as the leader of the flock

Called to be around for those below