A Silver-Like Silence

I Will stretch my neck
Look above the rooftops
And see the black smoke rise
I Will stretch my neck
Look above the rooftops
See the black smoke
Bleed into the clouds

Take the gold in your teeth
Melt your smile
Before you look at me
Take the blood from my throat
Drip it in your eye
Tell me the colors you now see

Is there a silver-like silence
Beneath the rusted crown

If my wooden glove ever combs your hair again
I think it will break through and scrape against the skin

About as helpless as a rattlesnake
About as clean as a rat

Yes you may knit your brows
If you sew your mouth shut
And leave me alone
Yes you may frown
If you sew your mouth shut
Leave me be 'till I am finally gone
Fallen angel in the dirt
Halo around his neck
Come I'll show you fear
Take the blood from the ground
Mix it with the dirt
Smear it on your face
Tell me the sound you hear

Is there a silver-like silence
Underneath the rusted crown?