Awaiting the Aliens

The field is still tonight My boots sink in the dust I marked the circle twice And waited in the rust A pale dish in my head Keeps turning through the dark I left the porch light on But it can't reach that far Something moves above Like a breath held back The dogs go quiet And the sky turns black I hear the tone again Thin as a wire My hands won't stop They're shaking with fire Awaiting the aliens Awaiting the aliens Call out my name And split the rain Awaiting the aliens Awaiting the aliens If they come tonight I'll step into the flame The county road is gone Lost under silver mist A clock in the kitchen Ticks like it knows this My mother said be brave When the stars begin to lean So I keep the door unlocked For the ones I've never seen Something moves above Like a breath held back The dogs go quiet And the sky turns black I hear the tone again Thin as a wire My hands won't stop They're shaking with fire Awaiting the aliens Awaiting the aliens Call out my name And split the rain Awaiting the aliens Awaiting the aliens If they come tonight I'll step into the flame Now the porch is gone Now the grass is gone All that's left is a beam And the blood-red dawn If they know my fear Let them read it clear I'm not running now I'm the signal here Awaiting the aliens Awaiting the aliens Call out my name And split the rain Awaiting the aliens Awaiting the aliens If they come tonight I'll step into the flame Awaiting the aliens Awaiting the aliens Here at the edge I still remain