​all these darlings and now me

Lyrics

Not even the knowledge of creatures On their hind legs is foolproof Begging water, begging favor They can compass the water for hidden lakes, divination Or read tea leaves in the shape of fawns Breast bared, bound feet As though the promise of purity is enough To fill a chest empty for two years, or is it three? "Here – you can have it back if only you drink." Between the wither and the wraith On the one hand marble stairs and on the other Well you know they seal these floors in pigs blood They said, "I bet they'll never make it" I can't stand to be here, but I can't bear to leave you Courting water from salted crypts Come what may take my body out to sea And when I get there make sure There's a place I can breathe I can take the long way home and I can bury the rest When the flood goes away