Honey

You were born dying
The doctors revived you
In a moment your mother
Would go on to resent
You weren't born crying
The world just surprised you
A little too much
To let you breathe in

You've got honey in your head
Let it leak onto my lips
Swear to god you tried to kill me
A couple times those first few minutes

Was your name Frances or Agnes
Madeline or something
I can't remember
Ever since it's been a year
It's hard to keep my thoughts together
Meningitis or a car
Either way things went
The way things are

You've got honey in your head
Let it leak onto my lips
Swear to god that you won't hate me
By the time we're through with that

Will it be sepsis first?
Or is it too presumptuous
To think their hearts
Can't handle even half of us

Your name is written on the wall
Its been imprinted from the sky
Helen Helen I'm alone
I bet you can guess why
From sanctuaries to strip malls
Lake Superior to land mines
Helen Helen I'm so cold
Without you by my side

You weren't born crying
But that's the way you'll end up
In the winter in Miami
Doing someone else's standup
You were born dying
You'll never have to wonder
What's the point in even trying
'Cause by now you know the answer

Helen honey honey lips
There's not much left to wonder