The Golden Calf
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โฑ๏ธ 4:15 duration
๐ ID: 11276289
๐ Lyrics
As you danced around
the Golden Calf, your spinning gown
showed all the hungry boys in town
what they had missed
They thought that you had found
the echoes of that holy sound
which God had spat into the ground
that he had kissed
Your soul was tearing and a thread
was dragged behind you as you fled
into the shadows of the bed
in which you hid
And as the whispers spread
their color darkened to a red
that stained all you ever said
with what you did
I met you one night
through a trick of the light
a thousand lifetimes ago
I held your face
in my hands, and I traced
every line you never wanted to show
because I know
We are the children that never let go
We are the children that never let go
As they poured across
the borders of your dress, they crossed
into the layer of the frost
around your name
And every one of them was lost
between the hammer and the cross
that you labeled and then tossed
into the flame
You know I never meant to try
to teach you anything, but my
commandments smashed when I collided
with your hips
And who was I to dare
to love you or to interfere
with all the scars that you declared
across your lips
I met you one day
through a crack in the pavement
a thousand silences old
I pulled your chest
to my hand, and I pressed
every crest that was covered in snow
because I know
We are the children that never let go
We are the children that never let go
I was forced to scavenge
through the rotting crates and salvage
that was broken down and ravaged
by the sea
And as we stepped outside
we saw the calf, and then a tide
of moonlight hit it's golden hide
and it was me
the Golden Calf, your spinning gown
showed all the hungry boys in town
what they had missed
They thought that you had found
the echoes of that holy sound
which God had spat into the ground
that he had kissed
Your soul was tearing and a thread
was dragged behind you as you fled
into the shadows of the bed
in which you hid
And as the whispers spread
their color darkened to a red
that stained all you ever said
with what you did
I met you one night
through a trick of the light
a thousand lifetimes ago
I held your face
in my hands, and I traced
every line you never wanted to show
because I know
We are the children that never let go
We are the children that never let go
As they poured across
the borders of your dress, they crossed
into the layer of the frost
around your name
And every one of them was lost
between the hammer and the cross
that you labeled and then tossed
into the flame
You know I never meant to try
to teach you anything, but my
commandments smashed when I collided
with your hips
And who was I to dare
to love you or to interfere
with all the scars that you declared
across your lips
I met you one day
through a crack in the pavement
a thousand silences old
I pulled your chest
to my hand, and I pressed
every crest that was covered in snow
because I know
We are the children that never let go
We are the children that never let go
I was forced to scavenge
through the rotting crates and salvage
that was broken down and ravaged
by the sea
And as we stepped outside
we saw the calf, and then a tide
of moonlight hit it's golden hide
and it was me
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:20.38] As you danced around
[00:22.95] the Golden Calf, your spinning gown
[00:25.84] showed all the hungry boys in town
[00:28.69] what they had missed
[00:31.99] They thought that you had found
[00:33.56] the echoes of that holy sound
[00:36.54] which God had spat into the ground
[00:39.22] that he had kissed
[00:42.24] Your soul was tearing and a thread
[00:44.46] was dragged behind you as you fled
[00:47.06] into the shadows of the bed
[00:49.86] in which you hid
[00:52.70] And as the whispers spread
[00:55.26] their color darkened to a red
[00:57.70] that stained all you ever said
[01:00.80] with what you did
[01:04.07] I met you one night
[01:08.49] through a trick of the light
[01:11.07] a thousand lifetimes ago
[01:17.03] I held your face
[01:19.43] in my hands, and I traced
[01:22.28] every line you never wanted to show
[01:27.16] because I know
[01:32.75] We are the children that never let go
[01:39.75]
[01:42.37] We are the children that never let go
[01:49.38]
[01:57.31] As they poured across
[01:58.77] the borders of your dress, they crossed
[02:01.59] into the layer of the frost
[02:03.86] around your name
[02:07.16] And every one of them was lost
[02:09.03] between the hammer and the cross
[02:11.85] that you labeled and then tossed
[02:14.81] into the flame
[02:17.58] You know I never meant to try
[02:19.65] to teach you anything, but my
[02:22.69] commandments smashed when I collided
[02:25.34] with your hips
[02:28.08] And who was I to dare
[02:30.52] to love you or to interfere
[02:32.97] with all the scars that you declared
[02:35.65] across your lips
[02:38.74]
[02:41.57] I met you one day
[02:43.53] through a crack in the pavement
[02:46.46] a thousand silences old
[02:51.84] I pulled your chest
[02:54.32] to my hand, and I pressed
[02:56.54] every crest that was covered in snow
[03:02.10] because I know
[03:07.51] We are the children that never let go
[03:14.26]
[03:16.52] We are the children that never let go
[03:23.94]
[03:40.82] I was forced to scavenge
[03:42.43] through the rotting crates and salvage
[03:45.49] that was broken down and ravaged
[03:47.99] by the sea
[03:50.88] And as we stepped outside
[03:52.75] we saw the calf, and then a tide
[03:55.31] of moonlight hit it's golden hide
[03:58.54] and it was me
[04:00.21]
[00:22.95] the Golden Calf, your spinning gown
[00:25.84] showed all the hungry boys in town
[00:28.69] what they had missed
[00:31.99] They thought that you had found
[00:33.56] the echoes of that holy sound
[00:36.54] which God had spat into the ground
[00:39.22] that he had kissed
[00:42.24] Your soul was tearing and a thread
[00:44.46] was dragged behind you as you fled
[00:47.06] into the shadows of the bed
[00:49.86] in which you hid
[00:52.70] And as the whispers spread
[00:55.26] their color darkened to a red
[00:57.70] that stained all you ever said
[01:00.80] with what you did
[01:04.07] I met you one night
[01:08.49] through a trick of the light
[01:11.07] a thousand lifetimes ago
[01:17.03] I held your face
[01:19.43] in my hands, and I traced
[01:22.28] every line you never wanted to show
[01:27.16] because I know
[01:32.75] We are the children that never let go
[01:39.75]
[01:42.37] We are the children that never let go
[01:49.38]
[01:57.31] As they poured across
[01:58.77] the borders of your dress, they crossed
[02:01.59] into the layer of the frost
[02:03.86] around your name
[02:07.16] And every one of them was lost
[02:09.03] between the hammer and the cross
[02:11.85] that you labeled and then tossed
[02:14.81] into the flame
[02:17.58] You know I never meant to try
[02:19.65] to teach you anything, but my
[02:22.69] commandments smashed when I collided
[02:25.34] with your hips
[02:28.08] And who was I to dare
[02:30.52] to love you or to interfere
[02:32.97] with all the scars that you declared
[02:35.65] across your lips
[02:38.74]
[02:41.57] I met you one day
[02:43.53] through a crack in the pavement
[02:46.46] a thousand silences old
[02:51.84] I pulled your chest
[02:54.32] to my hand, and I pressed
[02:56.54] every crest that was covered in snow
[03:02.10] because I know
[03:07.51] We are the children that never let go
[03:14.26]
[03:16.52] We are the children that never let go
[03:23.94]
[03:40.82] I was forced to scavenge
[03:42.43] through the rotting crates and salvage
[03:45.49] that was broken down and ravaged
[03:47.99] by the sea
[03:50.88] And as we stepped outside
[03:52.75] we saw the calf, and then a tide
[03:55.31] of moonlight hit it's golden hide
[03:58.54] and it was me
[04:00.21]