Dessa The Lamb
You came up from anesthesia like a diver out of air surprised to be alive startled I was there It’s been a long time and I’ve got no axe to grind with you but goddamn it, man, this hatchet won’t stay buried without some sign from you sign from you
I don’t quite come in peace but times like these ask us to set aside old grudges Duty calls, I heed but I don’t love it The night nurse leaves just you and me and you give a look to freeze gasoline I don’t believe that you’re reformed or you’re redeemed
CHORUS If they ask me, I’ll deny it but I remember what you did While it’s true you were a young man then I was just a kid One of us was lying both of us half damned one of us the lion and one the lamb
You’ve got a way with words You got away with murder But now our roles reverse and your table’s turning now
Too weak to lift a spoon, I fed you shaved you when your hands were shaking dosed you like they told me never more, lord, the demands you’re making Help the monster on two feet walk him down the hall, repeat and when he’s strong enough to stand alone you’ll notice what big teeth But blood is blood and what’s done is done yeah, blood is blood and its burden is a beast You lie expressionless face set like the Old Testament silence always your best defense I bet you guess I came to settle debts They tell me you’ll get better I don’t know what to say cause they could sew your hands together but they can’t make you pray
CHORUS
But now you’re careful, now you’re good but do I scare you, like I should? Now you’re careful, now you’re good but I still scare you, and I should
You’ve got a way with words You got away with murder But now our roles reverse and your table’s turning now
