cousin mary
oh say, does she sing
like a raven or a dove?
i don't know i didn't hear her
i sleep on the hillside
snow birds are flying
out of the moonlight
into my eyes
sunstroke face
of heaven raves
purple with rage
silver rails dig
like talons of birds
into the dirt
cousin mary
oh say, does she sing
like a raven or a dove?
i don't know i didn't hear her
the well on the hillside
it gurgles prophecies
it's a drag
it won't leave me in peace
it says i'm a weed
says i'm a bird
with metal feet
it tells me i'm an acorn
fallen in the street
and it speaks of endless currents
maelstroms with wings
it breathes heavy disaster
and man, i'm not listening
cause now the night is balancing
upon the hillside
brush me off mister crow
i think i'm dying
cousin mary
oh say, does she sing
like a raven or a dove?
i don't know i didn't hear her