I saw a dim light in the mouth of the beast
And I fell down, I failed to cut its neck
We flew over the cascades
It swallowed me whole and my flesh became meat
The winds were like a beast with wings and yes
There was no telling when the storm would find its way
I stared into the fury
We flew over the cascades
Everything was blown so far away
And through the night the storm held me down
And the beauty of its overwhelming strength
The winds were like a beast with wings and yes
Everything was blown so far away
I finally found myself so far away from home
And bit my neck and said it'd be okay
Even after hours of waiting
So I followed it in, it was too late to retreat
Were no longer wrapped in tepid shades of red
Our bones were cold as stick and stones
And I fell down, I failed to cut its neck
And even though New England intrigued us, thrilled us
Just to find ourselves in storms we've never known
And I can't look back now 'cause the beast has come clean
I crossed some standard state lines
The lands we tried to memorize
