arsonist in the sky

[Intro] Ooh, ahh Look up, look up [Verse 1] It was the middle of November when we finally went back We turned the heat on and waited till it smelt like burning rats A giant white whale swims right over the pine He's moving so slow, and I think he is mine The grass is an ocean of whispering green Grew up with an arsonist wannabe [Verse 2] When he was ten, he built a gas chamber for a class full of Barbies If you are quiet, they’ll play here for you The wind gives a push and the shapes start to race They'd never seen a hotter flame [Chorus] Oh, the animals in the sky Floating above as the breezes blow by And it smells like the heater Burning debris and rotting mice The wind's origami, folded from white Laughter and screams and tears in my eyes It smells like the heater, and I'm finally alive [Verse 3] A puff-cheeked bear has a rabbit to chase And paints the grass golden, oh, isn't it fun? Ten years later, he has evolved Finds dumpster furniture flammable [Verse 4] The spring after we broke up My parents' cabin burnt down The whale sinks away in the lavender mist They’ll be back tomorrow, right after the dawn. [Chorus] Oh, the animals in the sky Floating above as the breezes blow by And it smells like the heater Burning debris and rotting mice The wind's origami, folded from white Laughter and screams and tears in my eyes It smells like the heater, and I'm finally alive [Bridge] But you cannot hold them, they slip through your hands They melt and they morph as they drift to new lands And you confessed you knew it was him How could you not tell me after all these years? You said it was harmless A sky full of giants that sleepily twist How do you not realize every man is an arsonist? [Outro] Goodbye, cloudy whale Goodbye, dizzy dog The magic is hiding, but never quite gone Ooh... ahh... Sleep now, sky friends...