Rasputina:The Pruning
From Lyriki
| The Pruning | |
| Artist: | Rasputina |
|---|---|
| Albums: | Oh Perilous World (2007) |
On the border of an orchard
On a cultivated lawn
Where they practice horticulture
There they know what's going on
They're not afraid to cut it
Well then, the best get picked
From this virtuous thicket
By scythe or scissor
By instrument and implement
That's how they cut it
It's time to trim and thin
An invasive vine
The roots are lifted
The leaves are dry
From natural laws to material things
Nothing in the truth can be changed
Oh perilous world-
You're showing every sign of losing your heart
Fledgling and tattered
During these strange later days
Just before it all fell apart
You can build such fantastic palaces
On foundations of straw
On weird promises
But with one fatal flaw
The seedling is taken as a delicacy
By the sower who's mowing down the nursery
The reaper is hiding in the flowerbeds
They're each thinking over what the other said
They said, "We each disturb the earth
But now my friend, yes, you did it first
Yes you did, la da de"
It's time to trim and thin
An invasive vine
The roots are lifted
The leaves are dry
From natural laws to material things
Nothing in the truth can be changed
Oh, you perilous garden
Forever dying
