The Sun

Lyrics

Four heavy yellow heads leaning over the brick
Following the arc of the sky
The summer air is thick with the pollen and the heat
I threw my armor in the rye
There’s nothing left to defend, nothing left to hide
Just the optic nerve drinking the gold
And the oldest story we were ever told

I’ve got a red banner and a pale horse
And a day that belongs to me
Look at the great calm face looking down
On everything we used to be
It’s borrowed light, it’s going to set
But the skin is warm and I won't forget
I’m riding bareback into the blinding noon

No shadows behind the garden wall today
Everything is flat and bright and plain
I can see the dust motes dancing in the beam
I’ve already forgotten the rain
We spent so long digging in the dirt for the root
But the petals are open right here
And the atmosphere is terrifyingly clear

I’ve got a red banner and a pale horse
And a day that belongs to me
Look at the great calm face looking down
On everything we used to be
It’s borrowed light, it’s going to set
But the skin is warm and I won't forget
I’m riding bareback into the blinding noon

We know the dark is waiting in the wings
We know the wheel is going to turn
But right now, the whole wide world sings
And we are just here to let the retina burn

Wave the red silk, let the pale horse run
Straight into the eye of the sun
It won't last
But it's here
It's here