August

Oh I

I can’t speak

Oh I

I can’t breathe

When the voices come alive

In an August throb of light

I watch it die

Close your eyes, turn out the light

Hide beneath the bed at night

To be alone with you, to be the one you whisper to

I picture terrible things

Oh I

I can’t speak

Oh I

I can’t breathe

When the voices come alive

In an August throb of light

I watch it die

I can keep a secret

We can lie beneath it

Down past the broken trees, in the dark on hands and knees

There is a hammock in the moss

Eye to eye and so close

I’m dividing your skull

And in a little pool, scoop out love with garden tools

You never believe anything

Oh I

I can’t speak

Oh I

I can’t breathe

When the voices come alive

In an August throb of light

I watch it die

You killed another one

You killed another one, honey

You killed another one

You killed another one, dawn

You killed another one

You killed another one, honey

You killed another one

Oh I

I can’t speak

Oh I

I can’t breathe

When the voices come alive

In an August throb of light

Oh I

(You killed another one)

I can’t speak

(You killed another one, honey)

Oh I

(You killed another one)

I can’t breathe

(You killed another one, dawn)

When the voices come alive

(You killed another one)

In an August throb of light

(You killed another one honey)

I watch it die