[Intro] [Verse 1] People think the punishment is what happened to my face It is not It has never been The punishment is that I cannot look at anything that I would want to keep and have it keep on being there [Chorus] I cannot look at the sea for long I cannot look at a bird I cannot look at anything soft I cannot look at a child on a boat Coming toward the beach [Verse 2] My sisters cannot die That is the only reason I am allowed to see their faces And I look at them too much The older one has told me that she does not mind She is lying She has never been a good liar [Chorus] I cannot look at the sea for long I cannot look at a bird I cannot look at anything soft I cannot look at a child on a boat Coming toward the beach [Bridge] There was a dog here once For nine days I fed it with my back turned I talked to it from around a corner On the tenth day I forgot For about a second I forgot [Outro]
