Song Description

It may seem like the world is falling apart, but we have the power to put it back together. "We're gaining ghosts and losing forest. Restitution is in our arms."

Lyrics

We drove all night to a copper mine community
Parked the car and walked through the caved-in rooms
And the night air was cold, so I gave you my coat
You said, "I don't remember ever feeling this old"
So we stepped outside, lit a smoke and had a beer

In windows weird women fix their faces in glass
And they look at themselves, but they do it too fast
And they lose themselves and we lose them and everyone loses them
Yeah we get so our homes are just the skin on our bones
Blankets we wear, then we cover with clothes
And we take our money and we break it in to pieces

Hey what are we doing here, except wasting time?
We're gaining ghosts and losing forests
Restitution is in our arms
We're gaining ghosts and losing forests
Restitution

Cold like a machine, so sterile and clean
Your ripcord is torn, but your blade is keen
'Cause you oil it each day, you test and try your patience
Up downtown it's the same refrain
Loretta singing lonely 'bout lovers lane
While Lola's in the kitchen cooking up a plan to save us

Hey what are we doing here, except wasting time?
We're gaining ghosts and losing forests
Restitution is in our arms
We're gaining ghosts and losing forests
Restitution

Lovers' limbs tangled in knots
Tied tight to each other 'till you rip them apart
And say "I thought that you were mine, I thought that you were taken"
Yeah your soul's teeth move and mash when it chews
You choose someone, but they don't choose you
So you pick a cause and kill, I guess that's freedom

Hey what are we doing here, except wasting time?
We're gaining ghosts and losing forests
Restitution is in our arms
We're gaining ghosts and losing forests
Keep each other safe from harm