Unearthed

Hold your breath till the walls turn blue
Bite your tongue till you chew
You’ll come unglued
Hold the phone in your trembling palm
And never make the call
You’ll come unglued
A girl unglued

Walk to the river with a copper wire
Go fishing for the lightning’s fire
You’ve come untied
Drowning into twin blue pools
Dying to keep your cool
You’ve come untied
A girl untied

Thunder down the road with an aching heart
Do it split the sky apart
You’ve been rewired
When his fingers touch the ground
Do all your lights go out
You’ve been rewired
A girl rewired

A miner with a singing pick
Has found your silver quick
You are unearthed
A time or ten you’ll slip again
But in the end you’ll stick
Unearthed
A girl unearhted

Spring 2001
New Orleans