Chimes And Church Bells

Attack In Black

When the time comes for marriages to end 
when all the black gowns are called and sent 
to darken doors and pay them penance 
for wishing death before their contracts ended 

when all the black gowns are hiring 
art does the suffering 
they don't see the beauty on the power wires 
or in an honest man in poor attire 

but I've heard of hope in faceless men 
I know I'll never meet 
I've heard of life in those who love so effortlessly 
who live forever in a state of vulnerability 
to leave behind for those they've loved 
alot of time to weep 

when the time comes for marriages to end 
will the world wait while we address 
with poignancy enough to down the city of hounds 
speaking humanly enough to free us from ourselves 

abandonment makes for something heartfelt 
and finds your ear like chimes and church bells 
something special will recede as something boring swells 
and finds your ear like chimes and church bells