The suicide king he gets his own way
He lays there artful, enlightened
The queen of the spades has frightened her dreams
Except when she's screaming and moaning
It's hard to remember we're floating
The good-luck professor blinks three times fast
As you try to transcribe past the lines in her eyes
Turning she points to a door in the back
If you're through here, you better be going
It's hard to forget without knowing
Hands and fans and cigarette tans
The road up ahead is still foggy
The load on my back isn't heavy:
A couple of bricks for the levee
Mr. Incredulous says he's no spark
He traces the arc of his favorite dart
Laughing through tears isn't hard he goes on
As long as you know where it's going
It's easy to lie when you're choking
I wish I had guts to deal it all straight
The deck is so stacked it's uncanny
I've broken one streak too many
It's hard to remember the joker
It's hard to forget it's a joke
Bright light fights and foggy nights
The future uncertain is certain
The load on my back isn't heavy:
A couple of bricks for the levee
credits
from Faithless,
released June 5, 2010
Julia Blair - Back-up Vocals
Jacob Wright - Banjo
Wilmer Chan - Bass
Tim Phelan - Trombone
Rob Sweedler - Spoons
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