When I built this town,
Burned the old one down
And covered myself with the ashes.
I was head to foot
All black with soot
Waiting for the water to make me.
And it rained and rained
All the clouds could contain
And the sound was thunder inside me.
And I held my ground
While the sky fell down,
And my eyes could only stay open.
Oh, be my pioneer bride.
I know you'll be gone with the morning,
But stay for now, while the sun has gone down
And the night will be forever be turning.
You came in on the breeze,
Shook all the trees,
Rattled the roots and foundations.
And I changed all the locks,
And piled the rocks,
Tried to make sense of the signs.
And I scoured the stones
For fragments of bones
For the graveyards of those gone before us.
And I read all the stars that I collected in jars
Waited for someone to save me.
Oh, be my pioneer bride.
I know you'll be gone with the morning,
But stay for now, while the sun has gone down
And the night will be forever be turning.
You were crazy sometimes,
Dirty and kind.
I don't know how much I should trust you.
But here in this place, I see only your face,
And forever will have to be right now.