10 / Romantic Collapse
Cradle to Casket
She carried you beneath her heart before you had a name and every kick you gave her was a promise you would break She knew this world would change you she could smell it on the wind but she kissed your face regardless and forgave you every sin Y aunque me cueste la vida yo te voy a proteger porque una madre no descansa hasta dejar de ser mujer You came home with bloody knuckles she just ran the water warm wrapped your hands in kitchen towels like she could unwrap the storm She never asked you where you'd been she never raised her voice she just left the porch light burning like you still deserved a choice Y aunque me cueste la vida yo te voy a proteger porque una madre no descansa hasta dejar de ser mujer You pawned the ring your father gave her she pretended not to know you sold the truck she bought you and she watched you let it go She still made your plate on Sundays still set your chair in place still called you mijo when you stumbled in with the devil on your face Y aunque me cueste la vida yo te voy a proteger porque una madre no descansa hasta dejar de ser mujer You disappeared in October the street already knew the neighbors crossed themselves in passing but your mother tied her shoes She walked the highway shoulders with your photograph like glass asking strangers if they'd seen you knowing no one's gonna ask Y aunque me cueste la vida yo te voy a proteger porque una madre no descansa hasta dejar de ser mujer They found you past the river where the cottonwoods grow thin and she washed your face with her bare hands like she was bringing you back in She dressed you in the white shirt the one she'd ironed clean and kissed your mouth and told you you were seven and it was a dream Y aunque me cueste la vida yo te voy a proteger porque una madre no descansa hasta dejar de ser mujer Hasta dejar de ser mujer hasta dejar de ser mujerBack to The Land of Silver and Sorrow