Priest's Knees

and i was just another
 west coast maximalist
 exploring the blues
 ignoring the news
 from the front
 where they're taking her
 children away
 taking them where they wanna go
 tall ships made of snow
 invading the sun
 some people call me 'angel'
 on their death bed in a dream
 that's right
 the Czars father thought
 things could've gone differently last night
 but they didn't
 and i couldn't bear
 to follow you there
 where trauma exists in the sky
 20th century masters
 welcome these disasters
 and so do i. but no!
 oh baby please don't go
 up into it.