Skin and Bones (live at WXPN for NPR’s World Café)

Close my eyes and drift into the silence

Barely see the ultraviolet

Slipped and fell into the deep end

Oh, the sidewalk shimmer just like diamonds

All the empty words were flyin'

Well, the heart was low, but I never was alone

I never was alone

I've been runnin' for so long

All that's left is skin and bones

Close my eyes, fight to carry on

Sometimes it makes no sense at all

If I stumble, will I fall?

If I fall, I'll tuck and roll

Close my eyes and let the love-light guide me home

The love-light guide me home

One step fades and falls into another

I'm not getting any further

Left here feeling like an alien

All the shiny sidewalks, they were lyin'

Lost myself while I was hidin'

And the heart was low, but I never was alone

I never was alone

I've been runnin' for so long

All that's left is skin and bones

Close my eyes, fight to carry on

Sometimes it makes no sense at all

If I stumble, will I fall?

If I fall, I'll tuck and roll

Close my eyes and let the love-light guide me home

Let the love-light guide me home

Heart's so empty almost all the time

Blind devising ways to lead the blind

It seems as if there's no end in sight

I don't wanna be there when it all goes down

But if I gotta be there, don't let me hit the ground

When I hit the ground

I've been runnin' for so long

All that's left is skin and bones

Close my eyes, fight to carry on

Sometimes it makes no sense at all

If I stumble, will I fall?

If I fall, I'll tuck and roll

Close my eyes and let the love-light guide me home

Let the love-light guide me home

Let the love-light guide me home