Nahko - Sing Him of My Revelations lyrics

[Verse 1] Hello, rainbow What an afternoon you’ve chosen to appear to us You’re lookin’ quite, quite lovely How are my friends, those clouds? Sweet, sweet mother, don’t you cry again My sister spoke of children dyin’ Dyin’ in her womb Brother, keep your wallet underneath the covers When the snow comes Winter gets so cold So cold my palms can sweat no more [Chorus] So I reach for my head I understand nothing I reach for a constellation That seems to be growing Growing stronger in me Built by a beast Built by a beast [Verse 2] Blue van, driving north through Canada So long, oh Louisiana and a fistful of friends You call, nothing here but emptiness Though somehow, I feel the most comforted With no one, with no heat, and no tellin’ Where we’ll wake up next Oh, the yard springs to life the warmest water Cleansing, and oh my god, what’s the matter with the sky Oh, look, look, here it comes that Borealis Mine eyes have not seen anything like it What a world is this [Chorus] So I reach for my head I understand nothing I reach for a constellation That seems to be growing Growing stronger in me Built by a beast Built by a beast [Verse 3] Laying in his cell, confined to just Euphoric painless memories and mine A nurse can’t seem to tell if he’s alright There’s silence from his wife Ivory sends him dreaming of his children Does he really even know them? There’s no pain, but This cancer, can’t be good So I am hanging on his every word [?] you’ve done the best you could His face weak from all the medication I’m determined to sing him of my revelations Send him on his way [Outro] Well, pa, I’m sure you aren’t lying with whatever you’ve got coming But I’m sure there were times you felt absolutely nothing At all in your head At all in your bed At all in your head Oh, well, pa, I’m sure you aren’t lying with whatever you’ve got coming But I’m sure there were times you felt absolutely nothing At all in your head At all in your bed At all in your head