Curses

There's a fire in my brain and I'm burning up

Oh, my, oh, my

Keep running for the sink, but the well is dry

Oh, my, oh, my

Every word I say is kindling

But the smoke clears when you're around

Won't you stay with me, my darling

When my walls start burning down, down, down?

This house says my name like an elegy

Oh, my, oh, my

Echoing where my ghosts all used to be

Oh, my, oh, my

There's still cobwebs in the corners

And the backyard's full of bones

Won't you stay with me, my darling

When this house don't feel like home?

When this house don't feel like home

Oh, ashes, ashes, dust to dust

The devil's after both of us

Oh, lay my curses out to rest

Make a mercy out of me

This tired old machine is a-rumbling

Oh, my, oh, my

Singing songs to the secrets behind my eye

Oh, my, oh, my

All my aching bones are trembling

And I may yet fall apart

Won't you stay with me, my darling

When the war starts in my heart?

When the war starts in my heart

Oh, ashes, ashes, dust to dust

The devil's after both of us

Oh, lay my curses out to rest

Make a mercy out of me

Oh, ashes, ashes, dust to dust

Tell me I am good enough

Oh, lay my curses out to rest

Make a mercy out of