Black Lamb lyrics

[Verse 1]
If this age is going to change me then let it change me by degree
If I become something disgusting I’ll just retrace my steps and leave
But what a cowardly thing: to know the notes but not sing

[Chorus]
So let the tall grass creep up into my wheel-wells
And let the grey paint-speckled husk betray the way I lived while
I was being born in travel. Every breath was summer air
Not a black lamb reading Vanity Fair

[Verse 2]
And when you look into the mirror and see a shivering actress
And you half forget the difference between the blond girl and the black dress
Well don’t dwell too much on that. You know the steps so just dance

[Chorus]
And let the tall grass creep up into my wheel-wells
And let the grey paint-speckled husk betray the way I lived while
I was being born in travel. Every breath was summer air
Not a black lamb reading Vanity Fair
Not the town drunk screaming that my shot wasn’t fair
Not a dry eye blinking and trying hard not to stare
Not a black lamb reading Vanity Fair