Gallons
Winter People Lyrics

Well the spells and incantations
The magic and rituals that occur during the dawn

Of the dawn
The sunrise of a new day

Get broken by the beat
Get interrupted by the sound

Of the street-sweeper's drum
Of the machine that cleans the roads

And the way, the way is dark
The path ahead is unclear and difficult

The way is long
The journey ahead is lengthy

In this rotten metropolis
In this decaying city

Our common apocalypse
Our widespread destruction

Of storm-drains and neon
Caused by sewage systems and bright lights

When the one that you dream of is gone
When the person you desire is absent

Fifteen gallons of poison
Fifteen containers of harmful liquid

That you've poured in to the breach
That you've poured into the gap or opening

That's been left behind
That's been abandoned or forgotten

From your open heart
From your vulnerable emotions

Wine bottle surgeries
The act of using alcohol as a means of coping

And all the pretty, young lovers
And all the attractive, youthful couples

Are overflowing in the gutters
Are heavily present and visible

And unfolding for one another
And revealing themselves to each other

Like there's something that you don't know
Like there's a secret or hidden truth

Like this one here
Like this particular person

With her lipstick smeared
With her makeup under disarray

And her lukewarm thighs
And her weak or cold legs

But that's better than none
But having something is better than having nothing at all

Ah the waste-lakes, the drink
The polluted bodies of water and contaminated drinks

And it all starts to swim
And it all becomes blurry or unclear

Fifteen gallons of poison
Fifteen containers of harmful liquid

The ground cracks open
The earth breaks apart

And the city falls in
And the entire urban area collapses

Fifteen gallons of poison
Fifteen containers of harmful liquid