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Dress of Iron Veil of Smoke

from Hush Hush by Stranger Killings

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Dress of Iron, Veil of Smoke


Marry me in your dress of iron
And your veil of smoke

But my dress is harsh and full of steam
The man who loves iron
Pays for it in dreams

You can’t ride forever for free
Leave me know while you can
Find a wife, settle down,
And never think on me again

I will feed you fire
And keep you full
I’ll guide you down the track
And never let you go

These tracks will lead me far away
But another’s hand will guide me
I’ll be back again
But I won’t be coming back to you

Marry me in your dress of iron
And your veil of smoke
There can never be another
I’ve given half my life to you
And I’d gladly give the other

Smoke is for choking
And iron for war
And a man who loves these things
Pays for them in dreams

My lungs are black from breathing your breath
And your voice is so loud
But I’ve never grown deaf
I’ve ridden you back
For all of my life
And I’ll never stop
‘till I make you my wife

It’s true you made me moan
And it’s true you’ve made me scream
But a man who loves iron
Pays for it in dreams

Go far away
Where the rails can never take you
A place where I can never follow
A little life
And a little home
Are things that I can’t swallow

When the fire has died
For the very last time
And I’ve been unmade
And every bit of my body
Is scrap, for sale or for trade
Each wheel and each strut
Will remember your name
And the love that we made

Marry me in your dress of iron
And your veil of smoke
And these things will never come to pass
I’ll build rails across the water
And we’ll watch the sun
Turn the sea into glass
We’ll travel to lands with no names
And we’ll just move forever
And never come back here again

Bury those things
Take a wife and never think on me again
Bury those things
For a man has no future when he’s tied to a train
Go find a wife
Have a daughter
And maybe give her my name
Build a house in the wood
That sits by a stream
A man who loves iron and smoke and steam
Pays for it all in dreams

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from Hush Hush, released February 14, 2016

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