The Cyanide Tree
from Years We Lost by Nate Leslie
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lyrics
breathe, in a pile of frozen leaves
falling pilots on the breeze
at the bottom of the sea
you don’t know, there could be...
the skipper’s on a dead ship he wanted to know
and he’s building up a bonfire he made out of bones
and he’s talking to his best friend even though he’s alone
and he’s dancing in the flames tryin’ to turn into stone
and he’s breathing from a bubble that he keeps on his head
and he’s quoting all the worst-selling novels he read
and he’s wishing to escape from all the vipers he fed
and the whole world stopped when he said
stay in the silence
conned into violence
no one is asking “Can we hide them in the island?”
Ruby’s on a ghost train into town
and she’s twisting all the cherry branches into a crown
and she’s searching for the treasure buried under the ground
all the words of her father in a clamorous sound
coalesce into a language that she can’t understand
Ruby can you dig yourself out without your hands?
with your hands I’m healed
with your hands
he’s breathing from a bubble
he’s breathing from a bubble
the skipper’s on a dead ship he wanted to know
and he’s building up a bonfire he made out of bones
and he’s talking to his best friend even though he’s alone
and there’s no place like home, there is no place like home
stay my silent friend
stay my silent friend
falling pilots on the breeze
at the bottom of the sea
you don’t know, there could be...
the skipper’s on a dead ship he wanted to know
and he’s building up a bonfire he made out of bones
and he’s talking to his best friend even though he’s alone
and he’s dancing in the flames tryin’ to turn into stone
and he’s breathing from a bubble that he keeps on his head
and he’s quoting all the worst-selling novels he read
and he’s wishing to escape from all the vipers he fed
and the whole world stopped when he said
stay in the silence
conned into violence
no one is asking “Can we hide them in the island?”
Ruby’s on a ghost train into town
and she’s twisting all the cherry branches into a crown
and she’s searching for the treasure buried under the ground
all the words of her father in a clamorous sound
coalesce into a language that she can’t understand
Ruby can you dig yourself out without your hands?
with your hands I’m healed
with your hands
he’s breathing from a bubble
he’s breathing from a bubble
the skipper’s on a dead ship he wanted to know
and he’s building up a bonfire he made out of bones
and he’s talking to his best friend even though he’s alone
and there’s no place like home, there is no place like home
stay my silent friend
stay my silent friend
credits
from Years We Lost,
released March 8, 2019
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Nate Leslie Chicago, Illinois
Nate Leslie is a sonic alchemist creating his own blend of indie post-punk electro psychedelic rock. Whatever that means.
discography
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