By The Belly Of the Stove

Verse 1 They're clinkin' up there, baby, with their plastic smiles and grace Another goddamn pageant, a stain upon this place Smells like burnt ambition, and cranberry sauce so sweet Makes my stomach churn and twist, from my head down to my feet Heard Cousin Jimmy gigglin', 'bout some 'perfect' little life Makes me wanna holler, tear myself free from this strife! Oh, the forced cheer, honey, it's a poison to my soul Leavin' me here shiverin', losing all control! Chorus So I'm down in the dark, yeah, by the belly of the stove Got my righteous fire burnin', in this lonesome, smoky cove Got my twisted little comfort, a bottle and some weed Yeah, I'm dodgin' all the bullshit, plantin' my own goddamn seed! Fuck Thanksgiving, yeah! Just leave me down here to bleed! Verse 2 The furnace hums a low, low moan, a blues tune just for me Watchin' shadows dance and sway, in this sweet obscurity The smoke it curls around me, a lover soft and deep While upstairs they're just laughin', secrets that they keep This joint's a holy sacrament, this whiskey's liquid grace Washin' down the bitter taste, of that hollow, empty space. Each drag a breath of freedom, each gulp a heavy sigh Far away from judgment, beneath a different sky... Chorus Oh, I'm down in the dark, yeah, by the belly of the stove Got my righteous fire burnin', in this lonesome, smoky cove Got my twisted little comfort, a bottle and some weed Yeah, I'm dodgin' all the bullshit, plantin' my own goddamn seed! Fuck Thanksgiving, yeah! Just leave me down here to bleed! Bridge They talk about "family," Lord, they talk "together" in the light But all I hear's the whispers, the snideness in the night! They want me polished, pretty, a docile little thing But this heart of mine's a wild beast, baby, with broken wings! I ain't no porcelain doll, no! I'm fire and I'm steel! And this ain't no goddamn feast, this is a wound that just won't heal! (Screams defiantly, a long, raw, sustained vocal note, heavy reverb, building in intensity and distortion) Chorus Oh, I'm down in the dark, yeah, by the belly of the stove Got my righteous fire burnin', in this lonesome, smoky cove! Got my twisted little comfort, a bottle and some weed! Yeah, I'm dodgin' all the bullshit, plantin' my own goddamn seed! Fuck Thanksgiving, yeah! Just leave me down here to bleed! Outro Yeah... leave me down here... just leave me... Another holiday... just another goddamn lie... Oh, Lord... sweet, sweet release...