The Father Made of Mountains

And where we sat in the shade I could hear the birds singing
She said her mother used to be real pretty
And she would part the girls hair and tie it in ribbons
Like the gift from God that she was

And we dragged our fingertips along each others bodies
Her stomach sucked in when I touched her belly
And I wrote her poems of the well I was trapt inside
Until she pulled me out, I guess I would've died

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But her father came to us their in the shade
His eyes burning like God's glory, watching as we laid
And he took her and cursed me to leave
He said "My daughter, this is a mistake"

At night I climb trees to look for her sleeping
Through windows in a bed softly she's breathing
And at day I cry when the birds sing of love
And her father sees me, and beats me and I spit up blood

And she leaves me letters signed with x's and o's
Saying "My fathers gun is loaded, please just go"
And how she couldn't love me, for reasons we couldn't understand
So she just says "because it doesn't feel right"

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And at night I broke her window and her father came with his gun
Saying "Glory to God, I seek your end my son"
But I run to the well and scream for my safety when,
The voice returns to say "Go to the girl and find your shelter within"

Chorus:
And there she is, my girl, standing collecting tears
On her front porch, praying for her mother to appear
Like she does in her dreams, kissing her skin with a smile
And I dive at her feet and cower behind her heels

And she tells her father, made up of mountains
That she loves me and wants me to stay
But he says "He's your brother, I know my own face"
Your mother died giving him life, so I threw him in the well"

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And I can't control my hands
They wrap like snakes about his neck
And I feel like an animal
Oh voice, make me regret everything I am
My entire existence
Unmake me, lock me in the ice water hell

The girl drops her bottle
And the glass settles at his body
The father made of mountains
Is dead at my feet
And I cannot believe my eyes
I take his gun, and hide it in my pocket