Grim Augury (feat. Vic Chesnutt)
Both our families after gathering
Were cutting a baby out
With my grandmother's heirloom
Antler-handled carving knife
They were under her grand chandelier
Where we all, together, have shared holiday dinner
But it was your father that was holding the knife
Yeah, I begged you not to make me tell ya
Yeah, I pleaded with you to, to leave it alone
I told ya, I told you that you didn't wanna know
What went on in my horrible dream
I was peering in through the picture window
It was a heart-warming tableau
Like a Norman Rockwell painting, until I zoomed in
I was making noises in my sleep
But you wouldn't believe me when I told ya
That I wasn't with someone in my dream
Catfish were wriggling in blood and gore in the kitchen sink
Yeah, I told ya, I told ya, I told you
Now sweetie, please promise me
That you won't sing
This sad song, grim augury
Were cutting a baby out
With my grandmother's heirloom
Antler-handled carving knife
They were under her grand chandelier
Where we all, together, have shared holiday dinner
But it was your father that was holding the knife
Yeah, I begged you not to make me tell ya
Yeah, I pleaded with you to, to leave it alone
I told ya, I told you that you didn't wanna know
What went on in my horrible dream
I was peering in through the picture window
It was a heart-warming tableau
Like a Norman Rockwell painting, until I zoomed in
I was making noises in my sleep
But you wouldn't believe me when I told ya
That I wasn't with someone in my dream
Catfish were wriggling in blood and gore in the kitchen sink
Yeah, I told ya, I told ya, I told you
Now sweetie, please promise me
That you won't sing
This sad song, grim augury
Credits
Writer(s): Brian Joseph Burton, Vic Chesnutt, Mark Linkous
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