That Cold Blue Light

[Intro: A weeping, distorted slide guitar over a low, funereal piano chord] [Verse 1] Woke up this mornin’, with a shadow on the floor Yeah, I woke up this mornin’, shadow’s pacin’ on the floor I can’t tell if it’s the law man, or the devil at my door. I look at my woman, she’s lookin’ through me like glass I look at my sweet woman, she’s lookin’ through me like glass She’s prayin’ for the man I was, but that man's long since passed. [Verse 2] The string is on the wall, but the map don’t lead nowhere The string is on the wall, Lord, but the map don’t lead nowhere Just circles round the secrets, and the ghosts I never share. I hear the breathin’ in the kitchen, I hear the breathin’ in the hall I hear that heavy breathin’, creepin’ up inside the wall It’s got eyes like frozen water, waitin’ for the final call. [Bridge] They put me in a box, sent me up beyond the sky To worlds I don’t remember, doin’ things too cruel to cry Now the coffin’s in the garden, and the lock is in my neck I’m a stranger in my house, Lord, I’m a stranger and a twisted wreck. [Verse 3] I saw it in a dream, I was comin’ for her throat Yeah, I saw it in a fever, I was comin’ for her throat The Thing was wearin’ my skin, like a old forgotten coat. I love that woman more, than I love my wicked life I love that sweet woman, more than I love my life But the only way to save her... is to widow my poor wife. [Verse 4] Walked behind the garage, where the weeds grow tall and high Walked behind the garage, where the weeds grow tall and high Just me and a piece of silver, under a big blue Texas sky. One little cloud is driftin’, white as a sinner’s bone One little cloud is driftin’, white as a sinner’s bone I’m goin’ where the breathin’ stops... and I can finally be alone. [Outro] [Music strips back to just a rhythmic, thumping kick drum—like a heartbeat] Forgive me, darlin’... Don’t let ‘em take the lab rat back... It’s gettin’ cold... So cold and blue... [A single, sharp, distorted guitar chord that cuts off instantly into silence]