Calexico

Cruel (Calexico )

Calexico


Cruel, cruel grounds 
Leak truths never found 
Torturous ways 
Whisper from the grave 
A slow spun song of distortion 

Bitter, bitter mouth 
Spitin' out seeds of doubt 
Rituals seek root 
Razed before they're told 
Stories break like branches in the cold 

Seasons trial finds man's mistakes fair game 

Careless hand 
Lay and law of the land 
Falls by the side 
Silenced sentient cries 
All within the lines of divine right 

Better bury the tracks in an unclosed case 
Weeds of discontent choke a broken ghost landscape 

Cruel, heartless reign 
Chasing short term gains 
Right down to the warning signs 

Birds refuse to fly 
No longer trust the sky 
Drifting out beyond the signals 

Even the horizon is gone 
Weather flees underground 
Future's left to wallow in fortune's waste