Bury Me

Although this dirt's unhallowed
It's good enough to swallow
Better than sharing air
With all the fools up there
On this unlevel plane
Of prophets trading blame
Better my ears are filled with clay
Than listen to these asses bray

Bury me
But only up to my eyes
So I can see the world
And watch the spool unfurl
Bury me
But only up to my nose
So I can smell the smoke
And hear the living choke

They holler supplications
And whisper condemnations
Or live in sullen silence
While scribbling words of violence

They take the fools for saviors
Blind to the lies and favors
They rally 'round the proudest
Whoever yells the loudest

The guests arrive in force
To witness this divorce
The blind and doomed choose sides
The gravedigger presides

The marriage vows unwind
The church and state decline
The bells will be unrung
The hymns will be unsung