when the birds are sleeping, that's when the trees sing
you left your winter clothes and your teeth marks in my skin

so shake the leaves off the trees
watch them float down the stream
your son, your daughter,
swimming in the water

I miss you even when you're around
I'm a black cloud sending lightning to the ground

darlin' please, show your teeth
just one more dance to help me sleep
((all good)), cold water eyes
fill the past with friendly nights
human skin can be hard to live in
you'll feel better in the morning

swim, wash your hands in the lake
swim, you got a heart ((in the way))

trails lost in the snow, make way for winter's eerie glow
and that black rock in your bedroom
I hope you'll climb it soon
in your boat tied to a tree
I hope you'll find the sea

throw me a dream please, its been a dreamless sleep
for such a long time, such a long time
sing myself awake
watch the branches break
no one could ever take your place

swim, wash your face in the lake
sing, you've got a diamond under your skin