Seeping Scalp

I've seen anxiety come seeping from your scalp
I've seen the nightmares come to life and beat you down
And not a word I said could make this any better
So we rode it out until the night was still
If money makes you merry, well I spent it all to know
But I push the plow now cause I can't pay the mare to go
There is no complaint that makes this any faster
So I rode it out until the day was still

I paid the piper, paid the rent
I am anything but spent
When everything is gone, they can't take away our songs
I paid the taxes, paid the priest
There is nothing out of reach
It's better than it seems, my love don't cost a thing.

My portion seems to be to prove that I'm a little cursed
But I'll give you all of it better or for worse
And when my words were barely much of any comfort
I wrote it down until your mind was still
Well like the river I am drawn towards the sea
And when the wind gets rough I am not afraid to sink
There is nothing we could do to calm the ocean
So we rode it out until the waves were still

I paid the piper, paid the rent
I am anything but spent
When everything is gone, they can't take away our songs
I paid the taxes, paid the priest
There is nothing out of reach
It's better than it seems, my love don't cost a thing.

I paid the piper, paid the rent
I am anything but spent
When everything is gone, they can't take away our songs
I paid the taxes, paid the priest
There is nothing out of reach
It's better than it seems, my love don't cost a thing.