driver_8
radio free birdmad the walls are built up
stone
by stone
the fields divided
one by one

and the train conductor says
take a break driver 8
driver 8 take a break
we've been on this shift
too long

and the train conductor says take a break
driver 8
driver 8
take a break
we can reach
our destination
but it's still a ways away

i saw a treehouse
on
the outskirts
of the farm
the powerlines have floaters
so the airplanes
won't get snagged
the bells are ringin'
through the town again
the children look up
all they hear is
sky blue bells ringin'

and the train conductor says take a break
driver 8
driver 8
take a break
we can reach
our destination
but it's still a ways away
(but it's still a ways away)

[r.e.m. from "fables of the reconstruction"]
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