cinderella ride

cinderella

will you ride

will you ride with me?

out into a smoke-filled night across the bridge of tears

where children with their eyes sewn shut lay begging on the stones

and will we lead them from this dust? yes we will lead them home

all away

let it all away til there's nothing to carry and nothing to worry

now fall away

let it fall away til you're light as a bird in the air

cinderella riding down on the ebbing tide

down to mend the broken cups and their foolish pride

solace to the angry mob

succour to the weak

cinderella cupboard love their pain is what you seek

all away

let it all away til there's nothing to carry and nothing to worry about

fall away

let it fall away til you're light as a bird in the air

all away

let it all away til there's nothing to carry and nothing to worry about

fall away

let it fall away til we're light as the birds in the air

cinderella

queen of bells

cinderella ride

leave them with their fond farewells and their petty crimes

leave behind the blood-let clouds

rise up on sparrow wings

and you shall be our queen of shrouds

the queen of helpless things