Buzzards

Spent last night in handcuffs
For merely existing
Arrested for assault and resisting
I hear a christmas choir
Somewhere far away
Carried by the traffic on the expressway

And i
Have seen them circle around my head
And i
Know they'll get me in the end

The sleet's been coming down
The falling stars
High above the lights of the pubs and the bars
Rows of beautiful people
Theyre all perfectly framed
Like ghosts in the windows
Of the trains

And i
Have seen them circle around my head
And i
Know they'll get me in the end

There's a halo of buzzards over my head
There's a halo of buzzards over my head

My breath escapes me
A phantom silver haze
Containing the life blood
I'm trying to save
I'm losing density
And i need some rest
I pull my coat tightly around what's left

And i
Have seen them circle around my head
And i
Know they'll get me in the end

There's a halo of buzzards over my head
There's a halo of buzzards over my head

Down into the subway
Floating down the stairs
I'll avert my gaze and pay the fare
I caught my own reflection in a window pane
But after all these years i look the same

And i
Have seen them circle around my head
And i
Know they'll get me in the end

There's a halo of buzzards over my head
Yeah there's a halo of buzzards over my head
Halo of buzzards over my head
There's a halo of buzzards over my head