Foxpaw - D Minor Lyrics

Mash the keys
The accordion sings to the tape deck and its spinning rings
You dance to the phonograph tweeting the reeds
And pretend that it's all fine when you're with me
But I can read your face like a star map
I plot out the constellations
I can see that something wicked is drawing
Those dark rings underneath your eyelids
Thread your needle with your heart attack cocktail
To turn your irises blacker than night
Oh, you could fall asleep without your drugs if your tried
Your blush looks like foxglove in the right light
Fill your cup with that Americana nightmare
Your white picket fences are painted with whiskey
Oh, you could fall asleep without your booze if your tried
But you picked your poisons to run your life
And I know we've all got these demons we fight
You've locked yours up so goddamn tight
They don't even hear you cry out for your morphine
Just one more dose to make you feel alive
I'll bet the irony's lost on you
Your self medication is killing you
Sit by the still in the waxing moon
And drink your fill, the sun's up soon
You'll be free soon
Thread your needle with your heart attack cocktail
To turn your irises blacker than night
Oh, you could fall asleep without your drugs if your tried
Your blush looks like foxglove in the right light
Fill your cup with that east Atlanta nightmare
Your white picket fences are painted with codeine
Oh, you could fall asleep without your drugs if your tried
But you picked your poisons to run your life
And I know we've all got these secrets we hide
You've locked yours up so f*cking tight
But I can see the cry for help in your eyes
Buried beneath the bright blue lights