Exiles Among You Lyrics

Body is a difficult sister
And she loves her
And hides her somewhere in herself
Safe from harmShe's barely coasting into a paycheck
Stuck on empty
Her blue eyes frozen green
In the low-lit ATMI need a way
To measure the distance
I need a way to say why
Out of breath or out of key
Her voice resonated in meWish on everything
Pray that she remains
Proud and strange
And so hopelessly hopefulHer body is a difficult sister
And she loves her
And hides her somewhere in herself
Safe from harmHer night shift is over
She's writing

You a postcard
To say that she's okay
And it's raining there againMy fury's rising faster
Than bus-fares
Could someone clarify why
There's no structured narrative?No neat story-line to explain?
Wish on everything
Pray that she remains
Proud and strange
And so hopelessly hopefulWishes and prayers are the way
Wish on everything
Pray that she remains
Proud and strange
And so hopelessly hopefulShe shoplifts some Christmas gifts
And a bracelet for herself
And considers phoning homeHas some quarters in her hand
But she sits down on the sidewalk
And bites her bottom lipAnd spends the afternoon
Willing traffic-lights
To change