e william nutter - Stencil (A Politician's Lament to His Country) Lyrics

I walked below her boards
Roaming for the wake
Stiff to be, depends
All the lawyer aches
Hair it all would coil
Knots and braids all lay
Upon her blushing cheek
She keeps me in the waiting
I am for you here
My darling's soul alive
I've got time again
All this is a crime
You were almost whole again
And I took that away
Please forgive me now
That I may sleep a day, before I pass
She greets me, smiles agreeably
She just greets me now
An outline of herself, no shading of gray
Her laughter hollow again, and I forgot her name
But she greets me, and smiles agreeably
She just greets me now, a stencil of herself
I sit beneath her waves
She makes without a sound
I'm bound to meet her maker
If I am ever allowed
Her skin it simply quakes
Neath any hands that pass
But a touch will always spoil
As all her feelings pass
But I am for you here
My darling's soul alive
I've got some time again
Even if this is a crime
You were nearly whole again
And I took that away
Please forgive me now
That I may sleep a day, before I pass
She greets me, smiles agreeably
She just greets me now
An outline of herself, no shading of gray
Her laughter hollow again, and I forgot her name
But she greets me, and smiles agreeably
She just greets me now, a stencil of herself