Shoulder that load Grind to the bone Blow smoke Into the trunk of a ghostly tree And pray for the numbness to recede Brain like growths, emerge from a smoldering landscape And flames retreat to the heart of the earth And I pray for the rain to return Yes I pray for the rain to return! Sing a hopeful song, to the corpses of fir and pine Sing them a requiem Look how they reach for the sky And pray for the pain to relinquish Yes, I pray for the pain to relinquish I pray for the pain to relinquish Pray for the pain to relinquish Your hands from it's crushing grip Let go, let blood flow Over the canyon walls of my rib cage Back down to my broken heart