Biting Your Tail

SONG:   Biting Your Tail ARTIST: Iron and Wine ALBUM:  Walking far from Home [Single] STANDARD TUNING NO CAPO may your eyes be wide and seeing may your learn from the view where you’re kneeling know the fear of the world that you’re feeling is the fear of a slave may you know how the fight was started want as much for the snake as the garden wear them both like a glove that you can wave may your mouth betray your wisdom may you get what they fail to mention may your love be your only religion preach it to us all may you lose what you offer gladly may you worship the time and it’s passing stars won’t ever wait for you to watch them fall   we’re the smoke on a burnt horizon we’re a boat on a tide that’s rising both the post and the pig you’re untying butcher gone for the blade   someday we may all be happy someday all make a face worth slapping someday we may be shocked to be laughing at the way you behave may your hands be strong and willing may you know when to speak and to listen may you find every friend that you’re missing there’s no check in the mail may you end up bruised and purple know that peace is the shape of a circle round and round you go biting your tail (synth part: ) we’re the journey and the wind is whipping short hands on the clock still ticking both the egg and the red fox grinning his belly full for the day someday we may  all want nothing and all forget that we’ll get whats coming someday all say the world was something that we just couldnt change may your tongue be soft and wicked know your part in the calf and the killing see straight through the captain you’re kissing helm lose in his hand may your words be well worth stealing put your hand on your heart while singing choirs sick of the song but they still gotta stand