White - Okkervil River

We crashed through crazed glass

In the white-hot burst of the firey blast

We flared through choked air

In the deafening blare, in the scattering ash

«Summer's here, and I’m gonna crack, crack, crack

Summer’s here, and I’m gonna crack»

We sort through shocked quartz in a jewelry store

Watch your sister and dad

Consort with kept courtesans

While the whole world is in ruins and black

«Summer's here, and I’m gonna crack, crack, crack!

Summer’s here, and I’m gonna crack

Summer’s here and I’m near a heart attack

Or flash of real feeling, teeth gnashing

And blasting and reeling through black»

'Cause kids

When I first saw your mom

Well, I was right and she was wrong

'Bout just the type of man she was bringing back

And when I first met her dad

Well, I felt good and he felt bad

But, kids, you’ll find that over time, you’re just trapped

Spring is gone, and you’re gonna gasp, gasp, gasp

Spring is gone, and you’re gonna gasp

Gasp

And friends: When I first saw the groom

Rise from the darkness of the tomb

I was unnerved, though, overall, I was wowed

When I first saw the bride

The look inside her eyes just cried

«If someone has some cause to stop, say it now!»

But fall is here, and the leaves all come down, down, down

Fall is here, and the leaves all come down, down, down

And then winter’s here, it’s too cold to drown, drown, drown

Winter’s here, it’s too cold to drown, drown, drown

Winter’s here, it’s too cold to drown, drown, drown

Winter’s here, it’s too cold to drown, drown, drown

Winter’s here, it’s too cold to drown, drown, drown

Winter’s here, it’s too cold to drown, drown, drown

Winter’s here, snow’s on the ground

Winter’s here, and I’m nearly whited-out, snowblind

Like it’s no business of mine

If life doesn’t want me around