Rose Windows - The Old Crow lyrics

[Verse 1] Shot my baby with a .45 I hoped to feel, I hoped to learn But the minute she left, I lost the sun And the minute she fell, I was on the run Started that journey 'round 25 I hoped to heal, I hoped to love But the minute I left, I turned the gun What's left to burn? 'Cause I got my... Brake-less El Camino Tearing through the desert Rising up like heat waves Looking like distant seas To a fool who wants water There ain't no blessing for them From me And like smoke from the bronze Appeared the first vision [Verse 2] The sky went out that day And the lightning held a grin And every word was a roar That beat me to my knees So I stood upon them Raised my gun on high There ain't no room for gods in this town As smoke from the bronze Appeared the next vision Here comes the crystal pool The golden throne The joke of all years Oh look it's the book of names My judges and my peers To close my open eyes and end this rebel ride [Bridge] She placed her hand on my shoulder Coiled around me as a snake Hissed a few words I'll remember Every life on this stake And like smoke from the bronze Appeared the last magician [Verse 3] There goes the bearded fool To judge the rest, the rest of his children One by one thrown in the abyss The truth became, became the lie And the fire cooled The fool could not survive And every enemy sang along...