The Mending of the Gown

Lyrics

He made an enemy, then He made an enemy of all of you It's him, not you You never heard it from me But there's a breach in the hull Where the truth and the water's too deep to prove He made an enemy, then He made an enemy of all of you It's him, not you It's a little red sea- let the miracle worker go free See the paddle go up and the paddle go down And the paddle go up and the paddle go down And the paddle go up and the paddle go down And a man falls in the sea He was a man of many nations Had a hundred souls and a hundred to go He was a man of many nations Two hearts, two hands, it's a slippery slope He had a fear of being naked But you're any other man in another man's clothes He was a man of many nations With revelations, oh, revelations He wrote a book about the Bible And he wrote a book about men in the sky He wrote a book about the smell of winter Then two, a little less simple to decipher Saying, "I am the water at the foot of the palms Oh, I'm sand and wind and a shitty mirage But either way, I'm a man of many nations!" Was it the mending of the gown Or the running it around? Was it the mending of the gown Or the running and the running it around? She had a name, she had a spirit She had a line in the play, if you waited to hear it But a master of disguises Her demise was her design, they said Was it the mending of the gown Or the running, and the running, and the running it around? She said, "My name and my spirit are both corrupted If you hold me close, you gotta hold me up" It was the tender mending of this slender gown That brought me bending to the ground Now you'll wear any old thing Oh, you'll wear any old thing So she wrapped herself in swaddling That the fever deviated to a broken wing It's an act, I think she's just pretending It's an act, I think, she's just pretending If you burn the virgin flags, then I will shake (Shake!) As the heat waves in the sand This one's for Maggie (This one's for Maggie!) This one's for Sam (This one's for Sam!) This one's for Maggie (This one's for Maggie!) This one's for Sam (This one's for Sam!) Or any other random spirit lover busted I have lusted after you The way bloodsuckers do! The way bloodsuckers do! The way bloodsuckers do! Was it the mending of the gown Or the running it around? Was it the mending of the gown Or the running, and the running And the running, and the running it around? It was the tender mending of this slender gown That brought me bending to the ground But this ship was built to go down See the paddle go up and the paddle go down! And the paddle go up and the paddle go down! And the paddle go up and the paddle go down! And the paddle go up and the paddle go down! [Outro]