Lyric Context Universe
it's not for the sleeping that i sing
cicada
be my witness
it's not for the sleeping that i sing
cicada
be my witness
start
dry cicada shells
move in the wind like you have bones
start
dry cicada shells
move in the wind like you have bones
won't let me breath
well i'll wait for the cicadas and i'll let them push it out for me
well death is always close
won't let me breath
well i'll wait for the cicadas and i'll let them push it out for me
well death is always close
start
cicadas and gulls
they scrape on the hull
start
cicadas and gulls
they scrape on the hull
don't sing to me anymore
cicada
let your singsong end
don't sing to me anymore
cicada
let your singsong end
when a thunderstorm drums distant timpani
with the cicadas droning just like sitars
in a raga which the wind accompanies
when a thunderstorm drums distant timpani
with the cicadas droning just like sitars
in a raga which the wind accompanies
and sat down in the grass by the old homestead
i listened to the song of the cicadas
and thought about the one whose hair was red
and sat down in the grass by the old homestead
i listened to the song of the cicadas
and thought about the one whose hair was red
crocodile tears under chandelier
cicadas chatter above the veranda
birds of paradise smiles and alibis
crocodile tears under chandelier
cicadas chatter above the veranda
birds of paradise smiles and alibis
let in what's so terrifying
summer is as faded as a lone cicada call
memories so bright i gotta squint just to recall
let in what's so terrifying
summer is as faded as a lone cicada call
memories so bright i gotta squint just to recall
with otherworldly sounds
cicadas taking cover while we stomp around and
you ampersand me
with otherworldly sounds
cicadas taking cover while we stomp around and
you ampersand me
the rain falls on. out in the yard
playin cards in the summer. cicadas calling through the trees. it wasn't hard for us all to come together. it wasn't hard for us all to leave. and i remember melodies. of songs we used to sing. doot doot n doo doo
the rain falls. doot doot n doo doo
the rain falls on. out in the yard
playin cards in the summer. cicadas calling through the trees. it wasn't hard for us all to come together. it wasn't hard for us all to leave. and i remember melodies. of songs we used to sing. doot doot n doo doo
the rain falls. doot doot n doo doo
and the light from the stained-glass window didn't reach me
the cicadas are deafening
their voices caught in the breeze
and the light from the stained-glass window didn't reach me
the cicadas are deafening
their voices caught in the breeze
just you and me on a balcony
and cicadas singing in the trees
old '67 what a time it was
just you and me on a balcony
and cicadas singing in the trees
old '67 what a time it was
just you and me on a balcony
and cicadas singing in the trees
old '67 what a time it was
just you and me on a balcony
and cicadas singing in the trees
old '67 what a time it was
and the water pulls the sand. like starlight drifts a billion years
to flicker once above your head. the cicadas in the oak trees
are singing to the sky
and the water pulls the sand. like starlight drifts a billion years
to flicker once above your head. the cicadas in the oak trees
are singing to the sky
well there's a new world bricking in the old world charm
suburbs highway pass cicada-coloured farms
buy a car
well there's a new world bricking in the old world charm
suburbs highway pass cicada-coloured farms
buy a car
barely a whisper of a magnolia breeze
cicadas chirp in their trees
summer song
barely a whisper of a magnolia breeze
cicadas chirp in their trees
summer song
barely a whisper of a magnolia breeze
cicadas chirp in their trees
summer song
barely a whisper of a magnolia breeze
cicadas chirp in their trees
summer song
got me out of an awful place
my nigga gone for 17 years like a cicada
more than a motivator for me to get off my anus
got me out of an awful place
my nigga gone for 17 years like a cicada
more than a motivator for me to get off my anus