I love the Shins

[eirias]

Note: sometimes line breaks make a big difference to meaning. There's one in here I think is wrong, but it feels so right...


After that confrontation
You left me wringing my cold hands
We shared some information
We might not recover from
And I watch your convictions
Melt like ice cubes in an ocean
You were so poorly cast as a malcontent

You've got them all on your side
That just makes more for doubt to slaughter
"I never knew he thought that!"
I heard you say falling out of the van
"Don't ask for his opinion
They ought to drown him in holy water"
Will you remember my reply
When your high horse dies?

We'd like to go the distance
But not a one of us is going to you
See, nobody's wise enough to turn this ancient boat around
These are the muddy waters I am swimming in to make a living
Were I to drown in them, it should come as no surprise

You've got them all on your side
That just leaves more for doubt to slaughter
"I never knew he thought that!"
I heard you say falling out of the van
"Don't ask for his opinion
They ought to drown him in holy water"
Will you remember my reply
(One finger parallel to the sky)
When your high horse dies?