Carriages Lyrics - Brightly Painted One - Tiny Ruins

Noise before the dawn lures me up and about, 

Padding on bare feet, quiet as a lover's doubt. 

All of the railings black against the light, 

Early cars cold, and tired eyes. 

Workaday, workaday, 

Carriages of the night cry by. 

Can you weave me a forgiving sea? 

Sew me a boat to get back to thee? 

Will you build me an honest bridge, 

That I may cross when I come to it? 

Find me a pair of fool-proof wings, 

Spin me a story that unwinds and sings. 

All of the trials of my good friends, 

All of the ways to save and make amends 

Strike me at this hour so clear, 

But a thieving sky, she steals me here. 

Can you weave me a forgiving sea? 

Sew me a boat to get back to thee? 

Will you build me an honest bridge, 

That I may cross when I come to it? 

Find me a pair of fool-proof wings, 

Spin me a story that unwinds and sings.