Stumpside Lyrics - Thanks For The Ether - Rasputina

All that I have is this dull paring knife 

Peeling potatoes the rest of my life 

Dirt floors make dust so I hope for the best 

I carry candles with pains in my chest 

Face tied together with three-times-used string, 

Follow me see what I mean 

Fixing a fencepost or feeding a cow 

Twopenny saltlick I never ask how 

Animals like me though, folks turn away 

I like the pigeons, I like what they say 

We come alone and leave alone 

And we look the horse in mouth 

We scratch the skin and break the bone 

And see birds migrating south 

[Chorus] 

By the side of the stump where she told me these things 

If you hear a bell ring you get some wings 

Don't bother looking for what I've neglected to bring 

By the side of the stump where she told me these things 

If you hear a bell ring you get some wings 

She's fallen farther than feathers that float in the wind 

I saw a wishing well down by the stream 

I never understood what wishes mean 

Just ask for nothing you'll get what you get 

I asked for something I've not got it yet 

[Chorus]