Belly of the Whale

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Well, I wasn't just one kid standin' on another kid's shoulders in a trench coat, you'd be in trouble, buddy If I was an innertube rollin' down the quad city rivers in the summer, I'd be huntin' somethin' tubby To the coast where the bones peek up like the ship ribs I played hide and seek with the bleach-boned kids They asked who I was, and so I ran and hid They asked who I was, so I ran and I hid [Chorus] In the belly of the whale with a candle and a pen The belly of the whale with a candle and a pen And it's my lucky day when the tide rolls in The new ribcages of the dead young men [Verse 2] Mandibles and bows and sterns Captains that it seems like they're never gonna learn I gotta go back, I don't care if this is killin' me I gotta go back, you're unbearable like this I gotta go back, 'cause goddamnit, you're right I didn't wanna wake up in this place tonight And now all I hear is the bitchin' and moanin' And fools barely keepin' up with where they're come-and-goin' [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] This tired argument is the only one you'll ever know I gotta get goin' My path is a-showin', and it's a long way home [Chorus] To the belly of the whale with a candle and a pen The belly of the whale with a candle and a pen And it's my lucky day when the tide rolls in The new ribcages of the dead young men Alright, the new ribcages of the dead young men Yeah, the new ribcages of the dead young men Come on, the new ribcages of the dead young men The new ribcages of the dead young men