Pinky Toe - A Weather

i get banged up a lot,

like a pinky toe

on coffee table legs, and

rocks buried in the snow

you should leave your jacket outside,

inside’s too warm

it’s just a thought;

you’ll wear what you’ve always worn

i get banged up (oh)

i get banged up (oh)

i get banged up a lot,

like a pinky toe

on escalator steps and

welcome mats that say hello

splitting hairs with an axehead,

a chair, a plow

one hair yesterday is worth

two hairs now

when we die,

we’ll be alone again

so i

want to get your everything

i move my fingers like a mouse,

to get the cat’s eye

i tried to breathe

without my mouth,

and i almost died

something’s wrong,

somethings worn-out,

used up, untied;

your loudest voice,

worn down

to the faintest sigh

i get banged up (oh)

i get banged up (oh)

when we die,

we’ll be alone again

so i

want to get your everything

there’s a moth

beating at the metal screen

there’s your cloth

waiting to get its seam

by

the sewing machine

i get your brown tail,

i get your heartache;

get

banged up,

banged up,

bang bang bang

(bang bang bang, i get

banged up, bang bang bang)

no-one should be alone;

no-one should have space

no one should be alone,

no one, no one

no one should be alone

no one, no one

no one should be alone

no one, no one

no one should be alone

no one, no one

i get banged up a lot,

like a pinky toe

on jagged floorboards and all

your softest clothes

the ones you wore so much

your elbows

made elbow holes

and, leaning on

the ice, you can feel the cold

i get banged up (oh)

i get banged up (oh)

i wish i could be

like all the other toes,

the bigger ones that don’t need

to watch where they go.

don’t worry, dear,

we’re on the inside,

the outside’s so far

nothing bad

happens here in our little home

when we die,

our feet will disappear,

and our legs

will follow within a year

and turn clear

i get your brown tail,

i get your heartache;

get

banged up,

banged up,

bang bang bang

(bang bang bang, i get

banged up,

bang bang, bang bang bang)

no-one should be alone;

no-one should have space

no one should be alone,

no one, no one

no one should be alone

no one, no one

no one should be alone

no one, no one

no one should be alone

no one, no one