Echo Bay from Tooth by Tooth

Even though I lost my teeth
I could still go on with my swollen feet
The whirlwind opened up the sky
And I thought I saw a man with hollow eyes

I ate a meal then I brought it up again
I tried to sleep then I started sleeping in
I had no troubles but then they started up again
Echo Bay, I remembered you again

All my friends they came to grieve
But I plugged my ears with ash and leaves
Those speaking mouths they taunted me
Inside those wet lips they licked their teeth

I ate a meal then I brought it up again
I tried to sleep then I started sleeping in
I had no troubles but then they started up again
Echo Bay, I remembered you again

Though that whirlwind was roaring, hungry
I had to hear what it would say,
I had to see how it looked
I remained unmoved
There was smoke and no fire
There was rain but no water
The word ripped through my body
And I fell to the dust

Well I feel the great gulf
In ill health, I dropped out
Dead words from wet mouths
The ringing sound was so loud
Take my own name down
The fields and the towns won’t break me
But I know the ugly odes
The darkened doors, the dogstar
Will rage while I pull my hair
You’ve got loads to bare
So don’t mind me
Well I’ll lick my cleft lip
And damn you, and your friendship
Those black birds, their brood descend
You break, I bend, since always

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