Jolie Holland - Palmyra

Lyrics

Only a few old petals left

On the rose that touched your hand

My little heart is a graveyard

It's a no man's land

You could tell I didn't care, you kept pushing till I did

Woke up in a pit of despair on your bed

And I wondered how I could do without you

How absurd, how absurd, how absurd

Put my lipstick back on, look myself in the eye

I'm heading out in the cold hard world

And I'm getting very good at saying my goodbyes

My goodbyes, my goodbyes

My goodbyes, my goodbyes

Can you read the inscription?

It seems to once have said

He better take me with him

When he goes I'm good as dead

Put some roses on the stones, look your friends in the eye

If nothing else we've got that old sucking line

And I'll dance at your funeral if you dance at mine

You dance at mine, you dance at mine

You dance at mine, you dance at mine

They took it all and I don't care, already said my farewell

Sweet Palmyra and her uncle's [Incomprehensible]

Have to hit that long road that passes straight through hell

Straight through hell, straight through hell

I wish you well sweet Palmyra

I wish you well sweet Palmyra

I wish you well sweet Palmyra