[Verse 1] (A) The syrup merchant traded a cough for a hollow glass balloon (A) The syrup merchant traded a cough for a hollow glass balloon (B) While the carbonated banker is evaporating in the moon [Verse 2] (A) The electrical ghost is chewing on a burning paper deed (A) The electrical ghost is chewing on a burning paper deed (B) And the parliament of static has forgotten how to feed [Chorus - Heavy, soulful wailing] Throw the empty suitcase out the painted parlor door! You can't bribe the taxman with a shattered wooden floor We are riveting the silence to a sinking copper bell And the dictionary's keeping every lie it tries to tell [Guitar Solo - Rusted, bending strings, slow and painful] [Verse 3] (A) A pink thread sewed a golden trophy to a velvet collarbone (A) A pink thread sewed a golden trophy to a velvet collarbone (B) Now the tailor’s catching frostbite from a microphone of stone [Outro - Fading out, slow tempo] Just bend the keyhole backward, baby, the lock is out of tune...
