Dirty Diamond
Neko Case
[Intro] (x2) [Verse 1] (On chords lift your ring finger from the string on upstroke to get the - transition sound) Found these in a box at the bus stop My name’s at the bottom But I’m nowhere to be found I really get around they say So I take these sightless creatures home Then I fear them so to tremble For I’m no mother I Just some random defender [Chorus 1] I remember running chest high In the steppe grass At the dawn of man When we got along I remember running chest high In the steppe grass At the dawn of man When we got along [Verse 2] We raced along the ground I chased it out of town The sun’s the meanest easy target That I know We played a tender game Of kissing cobra tag We slept astride our horses Tied fast in their manes My friend would touch my face And leave a star or two The years left constellations Of our wild language What drove the sun away I’m far too small to know A gaslight’s winter Marches on refinery legs [Transition] What can I tell you now? It sped away along the canal And drummed mosquito clouds From their dens of hot tires for miles And drummed mosquito clouds From their dens of hot tires for miles [Chorus 2] I remember running chest high In the steppe grass At the dawn of man I remember running chest high In the steppe grass At the dawn of man When we got along [Outro] Oh petroleum You’re the top predator now Sovereign lover liar But you’re uninspired too According to your anthem you Oh petroleum You’re the top predator now And I am just desire One dirty diamond Some random defender I sold my flesh that I might die So the world will spin And my cubs won’t cry I have to be the sun for them Oh petroleum You are beautiful But so am I I’m a dirty diamond Lying looking at the sky I’m a dirty diamond Lying looking at the sky