[Verse 1] I found your boots by the door Still wet with river clay My hands smell like the shop And I don't know what to say The dog keeps chewing wire From a busted little toy You left your ring on the sink Like a dare, like a coin [Pre-Chorus] I keep a match in my pocket For the dark in my chest I keep your name in my mouth Like a nail I can't digest And every room gets smaller When I hear that floorboard sing [Chorus] Mud on my tongue Mud on my tongue I bite it down Still mud on my tongue Mud on my tongue Mud on my tongue You pull away I hold on to the wreckage [Verse 2] The porch is full of ash From the burn barrel night Your coat hangs on the nail Like a man who lost a fight The mailbox leans to one side With the hinge torn loose and bent I wrote your name in the dust Then the rain came and left [Pre-Chorus] I keep a match in my pocket For the dark in my chest I keep your name in my mouth Like a nail I can't digest And every room gets smaller When I hear that floorboard sing [Chorus] Mud on my tongue Mud on my tongue I bite it down Still mud on my tongue Mud on my tongue Mud on my tongue You pull away I hold on to the wreckage [Bridge] [Half-time] I tried to wash it out In a sink full of cold black water I tried to laugh it off But it sat there, heavier If I spit you out now What would be left of me? [Final Chorus] Mud on my tongue Mud on my tongue I bite it down Still mud on my tongue Mud on my tongue Mud on my tongue You pull away I hold on to the wreckage Mud on my tongue Mud on my tongue I keep it there Till it tastes like nothing
