Morris 8

Dead Man's Body

Morris 8


When you're a boy trapped in a dead man's body 
The weight is far too great 
Ducking and weaving with this headstone upon me 
I think I'll make it through that gate 

Into broad daylight where the traffic expires 
And with a hint of smoke I find my way home 
And I must look crazy with this load on my shoulders 
I'm a tired piece of blood, sweat and bone 

And do I really need to look much further, than the 
Day that I think I'll die 
There's a million answers to a thousand questions, do I 
Even have to try 

And out in the distance I see a burnt out old minefield, and it's 
Called the world I couldn't care 
Resting my head inside the palms of my childhood 
I pause, look confused and stare 

Then as I eat all of the fruit of experience 
Hoping to throw off these chains 
My past intentions met by real world considerations 
Turns my joy into pain 

And do I really have to cry this long now 
This hard, so often, for real 
And do I have to let the past slip by me, if I 
Want to heal 

When you're a boy trapped in a dead man's body 
The weight is far too great 
And living your life inside a dead man's body, will drive you 
Completely insane 

The weight is far too great, the weight is far too great...