Poster Children - Isis lyrics

I married Isis on the fifth day of May But I could not hold on to her for very long So I cut off my hair and I rode straight away To a wild unknown country where I could do no wrong I came to a high place of darkness and light The dividing line ran through the center of town I hitched up my pony on a post on the right Went in to a laundry to wash my clothes down A man in the corner approached me for a match I knew right away he was not ordinary He said, "Are you looking for something easy to catch?" I said, "I got no money, man." He said, "That ain't necessary" We set out that night for the gold in the North I gave him my blanket, and he gave me his word I said, "Where are we going?" He said we'd be back by the fourth I said, "That's the best news that I've ever heard" I was thinking about turquoise, I was thinking about gold I was thinking about diamonds and the world's biggest necklace As we rode through the canyons, through the devilish cold I was thinking about Isis, how she thought I was so reckless How she told me that one day we would meet up again And things would be different the next time we wed If I only could hang on and just be her friend I still can't remember all the best things she said We came to the pyramids all embedded in ice He said, "There's a body I'm trying to find If you carry it out it'll bring up your price" It was then that I knew what he had on his mind Well, the wind it was howling and the snow, it was outrageous We chopped through the night and we chopped through the dawn When he died I was hoping that it wasn't contagious But I made up my mind that I had to get out I broke into the tomb, but the casket was empty There was no j**els, no nothing, I thought I'd been had When I saw that my partner, he was just being friendly When I picked up his offer, Lord, he must of been mad I picked up his body and I dragged him inside Threw him down in the hole and I put back the cover I said a quick prayer just to feel satisfied Then I went back to find Isis, just to tell her I love her She was there in the meadow where the creek used to rise Blinded by sleep and in need of a bed I came in from the East with the sun in my eyes I cursed her one time and then I rode on ahead She said, "Where ya been?" I said, "No place special" She said, "You look different." I said, "Well, I guess" She said, "You been gone." I said, "That's only natural" She said, "You gonna stay?" I said, "If you want me to, yes" Isis, oh, Isis, you're a mystical child What drives me to you is what drives me insane I still can remember the way that you smiled On the fifth day of May in the drizzling rain