Mausoleum from Good Story by Eliza McLamb

I built a mausoleum
Dug my story up from the ground
Made a big tall structure
And no one can burn it down

I built a mausoleum
And only I live here
I built a mausoleum
Where I keep only dead things near

I built a mausoleum
It’s a castle and a trap
Spending days fixing space and time here on my map

I built a mausoleum
To see everything so clear
I built a mausoleum
Making sense like making mirrors

Clear the glass
Pour the silver
Make a pet of pure distortion
Keep it close
Build a home for it
Lay on the tomb
Drag a grave to your room

I built a mausoleum
Won’t you come and have a tour
Look around, find anything you love
And I’ll love it more

I built a mausoleum
No one else can understand
I built a mausoleum
Doves crushed sleeping in my hand

Catch it quick
Frame the image
Make your meaning before you’ve lived it
Love in the ice
Pure, unspoiled
Fail to let it live
And you’ll die holding it

It’s the only thing I have
It’s the only thing I have
It’s the only thing I have
It’s the only thing I have
It’s the only thing I have
It’s the only thing I have

• Alternative
• Indie
• indie folk
• singer-songwriter
• Brooklyn