Paul Westerberg - Birth Ritual lyrics

[Verse 1]: Lying like needles on forest earth Euphoric rush trees bend to pray for us I'm sputtering like cold machines Late for the birth ritual Ritual, ritual, ritual [Verse 2]: You can drive my tail to watch the circus A birth ritual, a birth of idiots Now I woke up blessed and good strives for heartache Marked for the d**h ritual Ritual, ritual [Chorus]: As you start the song and face this garden I light a cigarette before the execution Now you see your crime for every miracle Add another drug at every birth ritual [Verse 3]: I took the drug to make me stay And now everything dies in shyness The snake retreats admits defeat And waits for the birth ritual Ritual, ritual [Chorus] [Bridge]: Shining light Child's highs Mark his sides Bright until the newness wears off [Chorus] [Outro] Ritual, ritual, ritual