Somebody’s Friends

The state of delusion I find myself in

Spent half of last winter in somebody’s skin

I’ve slept on their mattress

I’ve broken it in

Blood stain, blood stain you win

Back from the desert, you hatch a grand plan

You call up your father and all his best men

You call up your lover

You tie up loose ends

But knots come undone

It’s hard to pretend

Drink up the wine, drink up the wine, oh

Swallow the pill, swallow the pill whole

Drink up the wine, drink up the wine, oh

Swallow the pill, swallow the pill whole

Blood runs dry sometimes

Strong ones cry sometimes

Blood runs dry sometimes

Strong ones cry sometimes

You latch onto faith, whichever you choose

You pray for the savior to see your way through

But where was he hiding when you needed him most

When death was in shadows and he summoned your ghost

Drink up the wine, drink up the wine, oh

Swallow the pill, swallow the pill whole

Drink up the wine, drink up the wine, oh

Swallow the pill, swallow the pill whole

Blood runs dry sometimes

Strong ones cry sometimes

Blood runs dry sometimes

Strong ones cry sometimes

The state of confusion I find myself in

Spent half of last winter with somebody’s friends

Half of them sinners, most of them kin

Blood stain, blood stain you win