One raven sits in the tall ghost gum
staring down as the sun comes up
over me still sleeping at the back of the shed
mud in my teeth and my nails stained with red
and I scrub it off, I scrub it off
I scrub away the red
I scrub it off, I scrub it off
like Lady MacBeth
Two ravens sit at the top of the tree
turning four blue eyes - following me
watching where I went last night and who I was with
telling me again, just what I did
and I scrub it off, I scrub it off
I scrub away the red
I scrub it off, I scrub it off
like Lady MacBeth
I scrub it off, I scrub it off
but not enough to forget
I scrub it off, I scrub it off
like Lady MacBeth
So I cut some wood
and stop my ears
to forget what was said;
and I carve away at my hands remains
Like Lady MacBeth
Three ravens sit in the branches of the gallows
dismembering the mice and eating all the sparrows
Four ravens caw and cack and scream at me like babies
as I whittle away at my hands remains like MacBeth's Lady
So I cut some wood to stop my ears
to forget what was said
and I carve away at my hands remains
like Lady MacBeth.
credits
from What is to be undone?,
released March 29, 2013
Recorded and mixed by Russell Pilling at Damien Gerard. Additional recording by Savage Tim and Caz.
Lyrics & music: Michael Aiken. Arranged by Feick's Device
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