The Handsome Family
Mothballs
[Verse 1]
When the weight of life
Fills your heart with stones
And the dreadful wind of sadness
Buffets you in storms
Let the moths eat your beautiful coat
[Verse 2]
Go to terrible places
Fill your heart with fear
Beckon the screaming demons
Lie down with starving bears
Let the moths fly away with your coat
[Verse 3]
Offer your blood and bones
Give away your skin
Open all the windows
To the wild whirling wind
Let the moths eat all our lovely coats
[Verse 4]
The sweetest syrup
The purest song
Are spun from the secret spell
Sympathy for the dark
Let the moths be our only coats