Safe As Houses
from Safe as Houses by Mark Lenover
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lyrics
There are weights on my wrists and they cling limb to lock
in a delicate, yet devastatingly carnal pile-up
as a comforting light spins and sketches in place
and a strangely brutal silence sets to pulling me away
You’re as safe as houses
It’s alright now
You’re as safe as houses
so don’t trouble yourself
The neighbourhood turns up and they grieve for a while
but only as it suits them, from a comfortable distance
for the denigrating, barrel-chested terror at my back
survived only by its failures, and the son it never had
The trigger pulled me gently by the finger tip
I shot a rat with an elephant gun
Don’t be surprised if there isn’t much left of it
But you’ll be happy again, once the transparency lifts
when the spectres wilt before the fists of the neighbourhood kids
When you sleep they won’t remember what I did
You’ll be as safe as houses
for a good, long while
You’ll be as safe as houses
so don’t trouble yourself
Tusks and teeth are made of old piano keys
Fatty hands are made of candle wax
Ghosts are no more than two holes in scrappy sheets
in a delicate, yet devastatingly carnal pile-up
as a comforting light spins and sketches in place
and a strangely brutal silence sets to pulling me away
You’re as safe as houses
It’s alright now
You’re as safe as houses
so don’t trouble yourself
The neighbourhood turns up and they grieve for a while
but only as it suits them, from a comfortable distance
for the denigrating, barrel-chested terror at my back
survived only by its failures, and the son it never had
The trigger pulled me gently by the finger tip
I shot a rat with an elephant gun
Don’t be surprised if there isn’t much left of it
But you’ll be happy again, once the transparency lifts
when the spectres wilt before the fists of the neighbourhood kids
When you sleep they won’t remember what I did
You’ll be as safe as houses
for a good, long while
You’ll be as safe as houses
so don’t trouble yourself
Tusks and teeth are made of old piano keys
Fatty hands are made of candle wax
Ghosts are no more than two holes in scrappy sheets
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from Safe as Houses,
released April 20, 2011
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Mark Lenover
Through a distinctive fusion of folk, rock, theatre and electronica, Mark Lenover critically examines pop culture’s ubiquitous influence, its moral philosophy and the potentially devastating effects of drug abuse and mental illness. His recent work frequently challenges an increasingly pervasive culture of celebrity, self-indulgence, distraction and desire. ... more
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