Crying, Curling & Ketamine

Title: Crying, Curling & Ketamine [Verse 1] Well I signed my name on a clipboard At the edge of the frozen floor With a heart like a busted snowbank And a body keepin’ score There’s a broom in the corner laughin’ There’s a stone out on the sheet There’s a ghost in the overhead lights Sayin’, boy, just take your seat [Female Harmony Response] Easy now, easy now Let the old ice sing somehow [Verse 2] I came here lookin’ for silence But the banjo found the wound And the fiddle bent the rafters Like a prayer out of tune The skip said, “Let it travel” The sweepers cried, “Not yet” And every mile I carried Started slidin’ from my chest [Chorus] Crying, curling, and ketamine Northern lights on the mezzanine Sweep it slow, let the old stones gleam I’m not gone, I’m in between Crying, curling, and ketamine Wasi River runnin’ underneath Hold the line, let the hurt be seen Crying, curling, and ketamine [Verse 3] There’s no trophy for survivin’ No plaque above the bar Just a man in rental grippers Tryin’ not to fall apart But the ice don’t ask your story And the house don’t call your bluff It just waits there in the circle Till you finally give enough [Female Harmony Response] Let it slide, let it spin Let the thaw come walkin’ in [Bridge] And I saw Dad by the scoreboard With his coat still zipped up tight Said, “You don’t have to fix it, son Just make it through tonight” Then the ceiling turned to river And the river turned to sky And the stone I thought would crush me Rolled gently by [Final Chorus] Crying, curling, and ketamine Northern lights on the mezzanine Sweep it slow, let the old stones gleam I’m not gone, I’m in between Crying, curling, and ketamine Wasi River runnin’ underneath Hold the line, let the hurt be seen Crying, curling, and ketamine [Outro] Easy now, easy now Let the old ice sing somehow Easy now, easy now I am still here somehow