Hound Song

Better this than starlets crouched on the sill
Singing the bravery of you
The bravery of all things is a lie
And it will, now or tomorrow, run you through

Better you know this than leave yourself again

Nobody wins in an amplified life
Nobody wins when no dreams are balanced by strife

And better you know this than leave yourself again

Your ills commence into a bucket
And they're blue
And if you think you've had enough
Well, that's probably true

Hey you, oh you, leave off
Hey you, dearest you, stand down
If only you'd grown before you'd known
The witless courage of a hound

Nobody wins in an amplified life
Nobody wins when no dreams are balanced by strife

And better you know this than leave yourself again

Seeds strain into junipers of the wallpaper
In your hut
And from the witchwork of the chimney
First soot falls, then a foot

A face like burning shingles
And a nose like needlepoint
Hands that reach toward you
Extinguishing all your fight

Hey you, oh you, leave off
Hey you, dearest you, stand down
If only you'd grown before you'd known
The witless courage of a hound

The oldest hurt
Is the one the darkness made
The bravest boy
Takes his bravery to his grave
Stop making lines
And you might see how you've done
But watch it too hard
And you might end
Before you've begun

So be well
Just be well
Be well
Be well
In the most of you
That depends on you
Be well
Oh be well
In the places you go
Where the starlets never show
Be well

Better you know this than leave yourself again

Nobody wins in an amplified life
Nobody wins when no dreams are balanced by strife

And better you know this than leave yourself again

Hey you, oh you, leave off
Hey you, dearest you, stand down
If only you'd grown before you'd known
The witless courage of a hound