Arienette Lyrics - Fevers & Mirrors - Bright Eyes

The fragile keep secrets 

Gathered in pockets 

And they will sell them for nothing 

A cheap watch or locket 

That kind of gold washes off 

And the sad act like lepers 

They stick to the shadows 

They long to ring bells of warning 

To tell of their coming 

So that the pure can shut their doors 

The angry are animals Senseless and savage 

They act without order 

In logical lapses 

They stain their mouths with blood 

So take my hand 

This barren land is alive tonight 

Oh, the corn has grown stalks 

That form a wall to hide 

But the wind carries sounds 

That I can't see from beyond that line 

Then the stalks begin to sway 

Oh, stay with me, Arienette 

Until the wolves are away 

The wicked are vultures 

And they bake in the canyons 

They circle in sunlight 

And wait for their victims 

To collapse and call to them 

The desperate are water 

They'll run down forever 

And soak into silence 

And end up together 

In a dark and distant, dark and distant place 

So don't leave me here with only mirrors watching me 

This house, it holds nothing but the memories 

And the moon, it leaves silver but never sleep 

And then the silver turns to gray 

Oh stay with me, Arienette 

Until the wolves are away