A Story, A Sneak - Kevin Devine

I took your ankle, tied you to the post

I fed you grapes

I asked for clemency and cut your throat

Held high your name

Ground down the coffee beans and lit the match

Wrestled the day

Chewed at the wristband til it came apart

Now I’m awake

Back on the ground you’re dressing for uni

30 years old

What the hell am I doing here?

You open the door

Say, «Age before beauty.»

Cringe as I pass

But I guess it’s a story

A sneak

A rumor I won’t believe

And somewhere in my past

She’s laughing, rolling her eyes

«Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, alright»

Look at the paper til it chokes you up

The world won’t wait

Luxury problems fill your gilded cup

You take the bait

German girls pass

Grouped in teenage disasters

Gather you up in their confident laughter

Please

Don’t do this to me

The gap from A to B

It never felt this wide

Yeah yeah, oh well, alright

Pinned to your seat

Practice circular breathing

Look down at the clouds

Where you’ll be

Where you’re leaving

Between

You are always in-between

«Sir, if you’d please observe the 'Fasten Seat Belts' sign —

Just calm down, you’ll be alright."i��