Lead & Feathers from NEON by Mally Smith & The So Long Band

empty hands wont make a mark
covered eyes still find a heart

i have climbed over these walls
only to find you were never here at all

a little bullet got a hold of my heart
the shot runs wild

no man's land can be so loud
how did the end sneak by the crowd

a little bullet got a hold of my heart
the shot runs wild

i pull my dress over my head
put it on the pyre with the rest
i stand in my skin beside it all
i light a match and watch it fall
i watch it fall

I feel so young, startled but old
you're not here, there's no where to go
am i even standing anymore
a hollow gift, the lead i left
beside the walls you built so tall
you'll find the pieces if ever you come back
of that little bullet, deadened metal
blackened heart, I shot that pistol

the flames climb higher,
they crackle and scream
your words burn away
with my lingering dreams
I step my body into the blaze
the heat of the burn, the fury of the flame
the fury of the flame

after I die, then I'll rise
I'll be clean of heart and clear of eyes
I'll spread my wings, I'll spread them wide

a little bullet got a hold of my heart
the shot runs wild

• Acoustic
• Folk
• indie
• singer-songwriter
• Somerville