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GARDEN
I was halfway out the woods
And things were looking good
A herd of goats and babies
And a fence made out of wood
And horticulture's not my thing
But mercy me you had a pretty garden

In a happy, stupid blur
We weren't and then we were
And weren't again - thank god -
It was for the best, I'm sure
And ne'er would we collide again
But I made constant visits to your garden

Now, frivolous is one word
Another word is young
Another word is virtuous
Another word is dumb
There's a difference between you and me
But don't think I don't envy you your garden

CHORUS
So time was once
the light was more
than a pinhole that I sometimes see
But time is lately
I get moving
As soon as it outpaces me
So all I ever do is leave.

Now, I'm not a fan of choosing
I've always deeply felt
That a choice can make you harden
into something you can't melt
But I'm already hardening
Soon I'll be a statue in your garden

But if I stay with you
I'll petrify you, too
I'll reduce you to a symbol
Of the things I couldn't do
And they'll arrange us holding hands
Cause everyone misunderstands the garden

Now righteousness is one word
Another word is vice
Another word is imbecile
Another word is nice
There are grounds on which we may relate
But that all turns to quicksand in the garden

CHORUS

Now I know you've got your puppets
And the poetry you produce
And a pocketful of fireworks
With a perilously short fuse
And a man
And a dog
And a car
And a tent
But all the love I bear you will no longer me prevent

From finding me a lighter
And throwing back six beers
And lighting up that fuse
And covering my ears
And make all of glenwood reverberate
As bits of us now fertilize the gar ar ar den

CHORUS

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from Beastie, released August 29, 2014

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