Tension

Lyrics

[Verse 1:] As frail hinges pivot on a case's door Commemorative souvenirs from places Containers change with each occasion [Verse 2:] A cellophane encased displaying paper certificate To credit years of service A tool of central enterprises [Verse 3:] The early hope for permanence The words, the rings, consistency And social security The miracle's high tragedy [Bridge 1:] A thought mistaken for a memory Clear the dust from the smiles in boxes Cross a patterned wall, recall the voices [Verse 4:] A local post will list your friends In order of disappearance Lawn-scattered tins feed birds A portion baked for absent guests [Verse 5:] And the mass edition icon God-sent comfort Is your salvation But who grants absolution For sins that never were committed? [Verse 6:] Tension makes a tangle of each thought Becomes an inconvenience Sound does it never penetrate As servile edges break and feint [Bridge 2:] A thought mistaken for a memory A dress-length assassination A fractured family tie, another christening Christening A fractured family tie and another christening Christening Christening [Bridge 3:] A thought mistaken for a memory A dress-length assassination A fractured family tie, another christening Christening A fractured family tie and another christening Christening Christening Christening