Silver Wings

by Thrice

From the album: The Alchemy Index

Track 18 of 24 on The Alchemy Index (2009).

The Alchemy Index cover art

Lyrics for Silver Wings

From tender years, you took me for granted But still I deigned to wander through your lungs While you were sleeping soundly in your bed Your drapes were silver wings, your shutters flung I drew the poison from the summer's sting And eased the fire out of your fevered skin I moved in you and stirred your soul to sing And if you'd let me, I would move again I've danced 'tween sunlit strands of lover's hair Helped form the final words before your death I've pitied you and plied your sails with air Gave blessing when you rose upon my breath And after all of this, I am amazed That I am cursed far more than I am praised.

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More from The Alchemy Index

  1. Firebreather
  2. The Messenger
  3. Backdraft
  4. The Arsonist
  5. Burn The Fleet
  6. The Flame Deluge
  7. Digital Sea
  8. Open Water
  9. Lost Continent
  10. Night Diving
  11. The Whaler
  12. Kings Upon The Main
  13. Broken Lungs
  14. The Sky Is Falling
  15. A Song For Milly Michaelson
  16. Daedelus
  17. As The Crow Flies
  18. Silver Wings
  19. Moving Mountains
  20. Digging My Own Grave
  21. The Earth Isn't Humming
  22. The Lion And The Wolf
  23. Come All You Weary
  24. Child Of Dust