Vic Chesnutt - Wren's Nest lyrics

Like at the wren's nest Like at rock eagle Ironies swirl and hearts are twisted taut Around their pivot points The stag scrapes his felt on a scrubby dogwood tree Like at the warm springs Like at key club Residuals are what get to one Reach toxic levels with time Even the pretty fawn is full of wolf worms in the summer Oh, so horribly intensely I prayed Let me evaporate But the dying autumn leaves are beautiful, too Like on the flint river Like at the mica mines Conversations escalated Voices trembled and cracked The barn owl's white belly is like a flash bulb Instantly illuminated by a moonbeam As he swoops silently before us Toward a fateful meeting in the forest Oh, so horribly intensely I prayed Let me evaporate