Arienette Lyrics

The fragile keep secrets gathered in pockets
And they'll sell them for nothing, a cheap watch or locket
That kind of gold washes off
And the sad look like lepers, on stretchers in shadows
They want to ring bells of warning to tell of their coming
So that the pure can shut their doors
And the angry are animals, all senseless and savage
They act without order, in logical lapses
They stain their mouths with blood
So take my hand, this barren land is alive tonight
Oh, the corn has grown stalks that form a wall
The wind carries sounds that I can't see from beyond that line
Then the stalks begin to sway
Oh, stay with me, Arienette
Until the wolves are away
Well the wicked are vultures, they bake in the canyons
They'll circle in sunlight and wait for their victims
To collapse and call to them (I'm over here, I'm over here)
And the desperate are water, they'll just keep running forever
And soak into silence and lay down together
In a dark and distant, deep dark and distant place
So don't leave me here with only mirrors watching me
This house, it is nothing now but a memory
And the moon, she leaves me silver but never never sleep
And then the silver turns to gray
So stay with me, Arienette
Until the wolves are away