Leviathan Smiles

rain beat down

hard along red river

her resting place

six more would follow

well isn't that shame

now they're starting to annoy him they're starting to complain

the old crying jags

spread far and wide

like a cancer gospel in the night the word made flesh

left to rot inside

his impossible mind

see how the leviathan smiles absolved of all he loathes and all he ever loved

a curse revered

cool in collapse

a polynya

see how the leviathan smiles bigger than anyone

the train came panting like a well-run dog then the buffalo fell

crows kites and vermin

they sure ate well

fancy cars and cheap hotels honour the names he's stolen

I wonder how they felt

to see his sails like a ghost

on the ocean swells

disease in his ranks

along with a sermon of laughter seven centuries long

see how the leviathan smiles absolved of all he loathes and all he ever loved

a curse revered

cool in collapse

a polynya

see how the leviathan smiles bigger than anyone

long as the grass shall grow

for as long as the rivers flow

long as the sun will shine

as long as he hungers he'll get what he wants

see how the leviathan smiles absolved of all he loathes and all he ever loved

a curse revered

cool in collapse

a polynya

see how the leviathan smiles bigger than anyone