yellow jacket

Iron & Wine

Doves are losing lucky feathers in the sky
Appaloosas in the moonlight going blind
What a cold world for such a long life
Dogs are barking on the record every night

A dream can close its tired eyes
An old tear can roll itself away
If that s all we lose tonight
And the cold goes back in its bones
Let those bells ring themselves true

Your aurora borealis turning green
Stopped your bitching motorcycle with a tree
What s a cold world to butterfly wings
Get to know your yellow jacket by the sting

Dreams close their tired eyes
Old tears roll themselves away
If that s all we lose tonight
And the cold goes back in its bones
Let those bells ring themselves true
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