Done Bleeding

[Verse 1]

Recite the songs that kept me whole

On the day I hand over command control

Try to let them all flow into this one

List alphabetically

The toxins the doctors found in me

During my time in prison

[Chorus]

Count my fingers, every last one

When I get done

[Verse 2]

Clean the floors well, sweep and swab

Do a thorough job

Leave the old place nicer than I found it

Wish well as the neighbors cheer and shout

Finally taking their earplugs out

Things were even worse here than they sounded

[Chorus]

Grim-faced pilots, back from the bombing run

When I get done

[Bridge]

Take a picture or two

Just to remember the view

Leave a mark on the door

As an empty warning sign from one who's gone before

But isn't here anymore

[Chorus]

Let the crust form on my skin in the sun

When I get done

[Verse 3]

Sweep the front porch, make it new

Put the broom away when I get through

No passersby need know of my lonely tenure

All this riot of light, the shock of leaves

Wind rippling in my sleeves

Swirling against my skin as in a blender

[Chorus]

Red thread drying behind me, hand-spun

When I get done