Preservation

[Verse 1]

That night he hurt you bad

In that green, pastel

Summer dress

You'd die alone with the land

A hollow head in its hands

But everybody does that

But with particular scorn

In polyurethane form

Freeze dried, stuff to the brim

[Chorus](x3)

Preservation

[Verse 2]

Hide in our hideous masks

Your daddy's shitty

Shake grass

I told you I couldn't see it

A monument of pills

Grocery lists, telephone bills

Pamphlets & dollar store trinkets

[Chorus](x7)

Preservation

[Bridge]

But if that was how you put

It, and if you ever willed it

I would embroider you

In disaffected kisses, in

Bleach reticent sunsets

Soldered animal glue

[Verse 3]

A hand too heavy to hold

Lips that won't

Do what they're told

How do we ever begin it?

[Chorus](x3)

Preservation

[Outro](x12)

Preservation

(How do we grow old? How do we grow old?)