10,000 Maniacs - The Wishing Chair (1985) - Tension Makes a Tangle Lyrics, MP3
As frail hinges Pivot on a cases door Commemorative Souvenirs from places Containers change With each occasion
A cellophane encased Display of paper Certificate To credit years of service A tool of central enterprises The early hope For permanence The words The rings Consistency The social security A miracle is high tragedy
Thought mistaken For a memory Clear the dust from Smiles in boxes Pass a patterned wall Recall their voices
A local post Will list your friends In order of Disappearance The lawn scattered
Tins feed birds A portion baked for Absent guests And the mass edition icon God sent comfort Your salvation But who grants absolution For sins that Never were committed
Tension makes a tangle Of each thought Becomes an inconvenience Sound as it never penetrates As servile edges Break and Feint
Thought mistaken For a memory A dress length Assassination A fractured family tie Another christening