The Genesis

The Mountain Goats - Genesis 3:23

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House up in Clearlake

Where I used to live

Picked the lock on the front door

And felt it give

Touch nothing, move nothing, stand still

Keep my ears open for cars

See how the people here live now

Hope they're better at it than I was












I used to live here

Pictures up on the mantle

Nobody I know

I stand by the tiny furnace

Where the long shadows grow

Living room to bedroom to kitchen

Familiar and warm

Hours we spent starving within these walls

Sounds of a distant storm

Fight through the ghosts in the hallway

Duck and weave

Stand by the door with my eyes closed

When it's time to leave

Steal home before sunset

Cover up my tracks

Dri