Iron & Wine - The Trapeze Swinger Lyrics
Ooh, ooh, oohPlease remember meHappilyBy the rose bush laughingWith bruises on my chinA time whenWe counted every black carPassing your houseBeneath the hillAnd up untilSomeone caught us in the kitchenWith maps, a mountain rangeA piggy bankA vision to removed to mentionBut please remember meFondlyI heard from someone you're still prettyAnd then they went on to sayThat the Pearly GateHas some eloquent graffitiLike "Well meet again"And "***** the man""Tell my mother not to worry"And angels with their great handshakesBut always done in such a hurryAnd please remember meAt HalloweenMaking fools of all the neighborsOur faces painted whiteBy midnight wed forgotten one anotherAnd when the morning cameI was ashamedOnly now it seems so sillyThat season left the worldAnd then returnedBut now you're lit up by the citySo please remember meMistakenlyIn the window of the tallest towerCall and passes byBut much too highTo see the empty road at happy hourGleam and resonateJust like the gatesAround the holy kingdomWith words like "Lost and found"And "Dont look down"And "Someone save temptation"And please remember meAs in the dreamWe had as rug burn babiesUpon the fallen treesAnd fast asleepBeside the lions and the ladiesThat called you what you likeAnd even mightGive a gift for your behaviorOf lead and chance to seeA trapeze swinger high as any saviorBut please remember meMy miseryAnd how it lost me all I wantedThose dogs that love the rainAnd chasing trainsThe colored birds aboveThey're running in circlesRound the wellAnd where it spellsOn the wall behind Saint PeterSo bright on cinder-grayIn spray paint"Who the hell can see forever?"And please remember meSeldomlyIn the car behind the carnivalMy hand between your kneesYou turn from meSaid the trapeze act was wonderfulBut never meant to lastThe clowns that passSaw me just come up with angerWhen it filled the circus domesThe parking lotHad an element of dangerSo please remember meFinallyAnd all my uphill clawingMy dearBut if I makeThe Pearly PatesDo my best to make a drawingOf God and LuciferA boy and girlAn angel kissing on a sinnerA monkey and manA marching bandAll around the frightened trapeze swinger
