End Of Me

[NOT DONE]

The streets of Vancouver are flooded

With the blood of the sleep-walking dead

I dreamed we walked on this river together

His greasy hands pulled us in above our heads

This land's ancient insides are burning

The firey pine beetle cooks her bones

You told me if I burned bright like she does

Come the winter I won't make it home

[refrain]

So you follow me out

Through grey rain and darker drought

You follow me back

Coals are red, soles are black

You said you'd follow me to the end of the earth

But the end of me is bound to come first

Calgary's gold is someone's curse

I've seen the good life get better as the living gets worse

I came to you oil-rich and angry

But the power weighed more than it's worth

So you follow me west

To keep fire off my chest

You follow me east

To console the icy beast

You said you'd follow me to the end of the earth

But the end of me is bound to come first

[bridge]

Lady, I know there's a life that you long for

And I'll win it for you if I can

Folks say there's a good flood that's coming

and I've seen the drownings begun

This river has swept up your man

The fires of St. John never ended

In us punks, in us drunks it still burns

And though Irving has bought up our body

We're not going to sell them our word

So you follow me east

To control the icy beast

You follow me west

To put fire back in my chest

You said you'd follow me to the end of the earth

But the end of me is bound to come first

Oh you follow me out

Through grey rain and darker doubt

You follow me back

Coals are red, feet burn black

You said you'd follow me to the end of the earth

But the end of me is bound to come first

You said you'd carry me, but this river has grown

This river is carrying us home