This Old Dark Machine
McMorrow James Vincent Lyrics

Spring it came upon us, Every insect filled the air Dropped their wings upon my brother, Cast their shadows on his hair
Spring arrived and with it came a lot of insects that flew around us. One of the insects dropped its wings on my brother and also cast its shadow on his hair.

If we follow where they're leading, We will surely come before Some unseen and wondrous magic Made of visions to explore
If we continue following the insects, we'll discover something magical that we've never seen before, and we'll have visions to explore.

Near the town where we were living Was an old abandoned farm Every year we'd plant an orchid In the shelter of it's arm To protect us from the madness Of the future still to come It will be like this forever I will keep you safe from harm
There was an old abandoned farm close to our town, and every year we planted an orchid tree nearby. That tree would protect us from the craziness of the future that we couldn't predict. We vowed to each other that it will always be like this, and I'll protect you from harm.

Then they caught us in the summer Dressed in fathers finest clothes You the hat he wore to market I the jacket filled with holes
They caught us one summer while we were wearing our father's best clothes. You were wearing his market hat, and I was wearing his old jacket that had holes in it.

I've been searching all these hours For a hand as pale as bone That would keep the strongest sunlight And reflect the brightest stone
I've been looking for hours for a hand that was as pale as a bone. I wanted this hand to keep the strongest sunlight and reflect the brightest stone.

Near the town where we were living Was a warm and fragrant smell Of the orchid we had planted Now a forest tall and well What a statue to our greatness What a story all will tell They'll remember us forever They'll remember where we fell
There was a warm and fragrant smell near the town where we were living, and it was from the orchid tree we had planted. That tree had grown to become a tall and magnificent forest, which would be remembered as a symbol of our greatness. The story of that tree would be told for years, and people would always remember us and where we fell.

This old dark machine, it shakes and it shudders Pulls to the left, then dies near the gutter But still in the road, the traffic is silent The people they stare, and then they turn violent If they should touch, the hem of your dress I would rise like a lion, strike out again The faithful they wait, the faithful they wait By the sign
This old, dark machine shakes and shudders, and it pulled to the left before it died near the gutter. The traffic stopped, and people stared, which made them violent. If someone were to touch the hem of your dress, I would come to your defense with fierce courage. The faithful wait by the sign for something they believe in.

Near the town where we were living Came a loud and joyous sound As the earth and all her beauty Picked us up from off the ground Carried far across the mountain To a kingdom never bound We will live like this forever I will love you I will love you I will love you
Close to the town where we lived, we heard a loud and joyous sound as the earth and all its beauty lifted us off the ground and carried us far across the mountains. We arrived in a kingdom that was never bound, and we vowed to love each other forever and be together forever.