Calexico Cruel Lyrics

Cruel Lyrics

Cruel, cruel grounds

Leak truths never found

Torturous ways whisper from the grave

A slow spun song of distortion



Bitter, bitter mouth

Oh, spitin' out seeds of doubt

Rituals seek root, razed before they're told

Stories break like branches in the cold



Seasons trial finds man's mistakes fair game



Careless hand

Lay and law of the land

Falls by the side, silenced sentient cries

All within the lines of divine right



Better bury the tracks in an unclosed case

Weeds of discontent choke a broken ghost landscape



Cruel, heartless reign, chasing short term gains

Right down to the warning signs

Birds refuse to fly, no longer trust the sky

Drifting out beyond the signals



Even the horizon is gone, weather flees underground

Future's left to wallow in fortune's waste