Blood on the Harp

Busted string and a worn-down fret

Got half a mind to go on home and forget

Dyin' trying with all my might

To sing this world a song

But the world wanna fight with

The harmony and a cheap inline rhyme

A song ain't nothin but it sure ain't a crime

I wrote this world a love song

Guess I wrote it for myself

To rewind the time and remind me of the love

That should be felt

Instead we got harder times and harder rain

And ashes in the snow

And broke down tunes

And blood on the harp

I hear the axe just fell

Feet are broken as you dance the ballet

Your sideways sway, pretend you'll be OK

The seats are empty and the band left the stage

The gaslights burning

And we're both on the fade

The dance goes on but your shoes tattered and thin

Steps are drifting in the westward wind

I wrote this world a love song

Guess I wrote it for myself

To rewind the time and remind me of the love

That should be felt

Instead we got harder times and harder rain

And ashes in the snow

And broke down tunes

And blood on the harp

I hear the axe just fell

I remember hangin' on the same three chords

You and your friends out on the worn dance floor

Sweeping the bottles and cans in the green dust bin

Maybe we can do it again?

I wrote this world a love song

Guess I wrote it for myself

To rewind the time and remind me of the love

That should be felt

Grab your slippers baby, I'll string the guitar

There's music and pirouettes needed under the stars

We'll fix this old world, try as we might

With this song and dance, we'll be alright