February 1878 by Mewithoutyou
February 1878 lyrics
February 8th, 1878
South of Trout Creek, west of Cedar Lake
On a winding mountain trail of the North Pacific Union
Rail
The snow arrived on time, the circus train was running
late
Rip spot�s past and all the knuckles worn,
Firebox bursting to the running boards
A pounding in his chest, crushing like a cider press
The hogger rode the throttle �round the bender like a
flank-strapped horse
[ELEPHANT (addressing the frightened animal car):]
"Let�s return now to the dust as the dust we are;
tonight, our bridal fate, the hour�s come to
consummate!"
And drove her massive body like a truck into the iron
bars
Limestone thrown from out the hopper�s back
Ash Cat tossed against the diamond stack
from cradle to caboose, the frozen bolts broke loose,
sent that cage spinning like a dreidel off the icy
tracks
Run on, Rabbit, run!
Before the East sky wakes the sun!
Sails set to the dreadful cold,
Until your anchor-heart takes hold
Run on, Fox & Bear,
From this dismal dream�s despair!
Cast thoughts to in the open ocean of air
Until your thread catch somewhere
[ANIMALS:] "Mother, please come along!"
[ELEPHANT (from inside her cage):]
"My tusks are dull, my eyes, half-blind,
too old to run, too big to hide,
and have neither friend nor enemy,
nor that phantom, �self�-identity
nor concern for what �they�ll� do to �me�
now, my children, run free!"
But Tiger, why sit still,
As the officers climb the hill?
What stars cast down their spears,
cooled your fire with their tears?
[TIGER:] "Gone that siren�s sound,
it�s a silence now pours down
Gone, my next of kin,
and all once without now lives within"
[FOX & RABBIT:] "Topiary Tiger, once burned bright
save your tales of gnostic sight
and take heed on this (most) auspicious night!
Topiary Tiger, once burned bright"
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