ANNA'S LAST DAY
For a while it feels as if she never wanted anything but this
the world balanced on her breast bone
there’s quickness in the wind
she’s put herself together in a hurry
the world balanced on her breast bone
on a sunny Sunday in May 1876 Anna wakes up with ringing in her ears
she’s put herself together in a hurry
as the day unfolds, she tries to act like she’s been there before.
On a sunny Sunday in May 1876 she wakes up with ringing in her ears
there is a hole in me, thinks Anna
as the day unfolds, she tries to act like she’s been there before
her eyes full of wet matches, blaming no one
there is a hole in me, thinks Anna
and in the early evening throws herself under an oncoming freight train
her eyes full of wet matches, blaming no one
her ribcage, the hard casing of bone meant to protect her heart and lungs, shattered.
In the early evening she throws herself under an oncoming freight train
there’s quickness in the wind
her ribcage, the hard casing of bone meant to protect her heart and lungs, shattered.
For a while it feels as if she never wanted anything but this.
For a while it feels as if she never wanted anything but this
the world balanced on her breast bone
there’s quickness in the wind
she’s put herself together in a hurry
the world balanced on her breast bone
on a sunny Sunday in May 1876 Anna wakes up with ringing in her ears
she’s put herself together in a hurry
as the day unfolds, she tries to act like she’s been there before.
On a sunny Sunday in May 1876 she wakes up with ringing in her ears
there is a hole in me, thinks Anna
as the day unfolds, she tries to act like she’s been there before
her eyes full of wet matches, blaming no one
there is a hole in me, thinks Anna
and in the early evening throws herself under an oncoming freight train
her eyes full of wet matches, blaming no one
her ribcage, the hard casing of bone meant to protect her heart and lungs, shattered.
In the early evening she throws herself under an oncoming freight train
there’s quickness in the wind
her ribcage, the hard casing of bone meant to protect her heart and lungs, shattered.
For a while it feels as if she never wanted anything but this.
