Coming Up for Air

Suckin' alabaster in a ventilator shaft Chewin' on surrender 'cause it's cheap and it lasts This ain't hell, it's a holding tank Where memory and the future draw a big, fat blank I know this tunnel leads somewhere But it takes mystery and a torch and a reason to care I know this tunnel leads outside Down to the river where the elephants die Comin' up Up, up, comin' up for air There is no better story than a man in a hole This is where he laid still, this is how he rolled This is how he fed, on the marrow of his bones This is where he shuffled, playin' Doomsday alone A suicide miner with a depth charge timer Rathole lover, diggin' deep for a cover You suffocate first, then you learn how to breathe The sweet of the sewer shows you the way to leave Comin' up Up, up, comin' up for air Comin' up Up, up, comin' up for air Make room for the cleanup crew They're the last to the scene and the first to be fooled Comin' up, comin' up Up, up, comin' up for air The townsfolk line thick along the riverside Lookin' for a place to watch the elephants die Comin' up, comin' up Up, up, comin' up for air Comin' up Up, up, comin' up for air Comin' up, comin' up Comin' up, comin' up Comin' up, comin' up Comin' up, comin' up