Oh, fossil, you lie there And you pickle yourself with the liquor you

drink

You learn to walk, but now your will it shrinks

Stand tall, my love, I call as you sing

Oh, fossil, turn your flesh to stone You've encased these bones in a body that

will not grow

Oh, and grow

And these hands are prone to stray To keep dark thoughts these fears obey

And they'll creep upon a spine that is not yours

And they long for new notes, new notches, chords

And I've dripped salty water on your kitchen floor

It was meant as a gift, but it was taken sore

I thought the puddles pretty as they glistened raw

But you've spent your whole life cleaning mess that was not yours

Was not yours

Oh, fossil, you lie there And your family, like lynching, will cling

to your skin

You made your stand, but now your will it shrinks

Stand tall, my love, they call as you sing

Oh, fossil, turn your flesh to stone And the sand that trickles your veins is

moving slow

Slow

And I look a ghost in the eye each day Till my head is stone and my pillow clay

And these hands were the first that would go astray

But you never used your own to make them stay

And when I dripped salty water on your kitchen floor

And I thought that you'd be thankful, but you took it sore

And you said these puddles prickle till my skin is raw

And I've spent my whole life cleaning mess and I won't clean yours

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