Here Comes the Ice

Don't you dare leave me where it's so cold
 And the snow against the door
 And the cattle with their asses to the wind
 Boats frozen to the shore
 I have to cup my fingers 'round a match
 Tie a scarf around my face
 And boil the last spud I dug up from the patch
 Nothing goes to waste
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 Here's to the condensation beading on our drinks
 And our feet upon the wall
 Here's to the summers full of wasps and wailing kids
 And seaside paddle ball
 I walked for miles along the promenade
 I loved my native land to dwell
 Here comes the ice
 That freezes hard without remorse
 Like a vice on the promenade
 The wind in full force
 Past the lights of the harbor yards
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 So hear me out, kid, why did you stay at home
 And now act all woebegone?
 Yes, I lived a hundred thousand lives
 And I wouldn't spare you one
 Just one blast can chill you into misery
 I left the house and asked the road which way
 But here comes the ice
 That freezes hard without remorse
 Like a vice on the promenade
 The wind in full force
 Past the lights of the harbor yards
 In the night, I took off down the ice
 Over meadow moor and stripe
 Like a fucking meteorite
 Beneath the northern lights
 The stars at various heights
 Didn't need no-one's advice, but Jesus Christ
 Saw unknown gods and rites
 That page I didn't write
 Laid out in black and white
 No sooner meet than fight
 Though the injury was slight
 Here comes the ice
 That freezes hard without remorse
 Like a vice on the promenade
 The wind in full force
 Past the lights of the harbor yards
 Here comes the ice
 That freezes hard without remorse
 Like a vice on the promenade
 The wind in full force
 Past the lights of the harbor yards
 Here comes the ice
 That freezes hard without remorse
 Like a vice on the promenade
 The wind in full force
 Past the lights of the harbor yards