14 - The Trade

[Intro | piano and organ, choir hums] [Verse 1] They offered comfort, smooth and wide No more sorrow, no more pride No more questions in the night Just hand it over, it'll be alright [Pre-Chorus | organ swells] And we signed it, every one Gave up the moon, kept the painted sun [Chorus] What did we trade, what did we trade For all this peace that we got paid The art, the ache, the words, the grave Oh, what did we, what did we trade (What did we trade) What did we trade away [Verse 2] Traded poems for a smoother day Traded gods we used to pray Traded the hard, uneven truth For a perfect, painless youth [Pre-Chorus] And we signed it, every one Gave up the moon, kept the painted sun [Chorus] What did we trade, what did we trade For all this peace that we got paid The art, the ache, the words, the grave Oh, what did we, what did we trade (What did we trade) What did we trade away [Bridge | breakdown, choir and a lone voice] I want the right to be unwell The right to read, the right to feel Give me the danger, give me the deep Some truths are worth the price to keep [Final Chorus | full choir, strings soaring] What did we trade — I want it back The art, the ache, the things we lack Tear the contract, break the trade Take your peace, I'll keep the grave (Keep the grave, keep the grave) What did we trade away [Outro | organ holds, fades to piano into Track 15]