White

We crashed through crazed glass In the white-hot burst of the firey blast We flared through choked air In the deafening blare, in the scattering ash We said, "Summer's here and I'm gonna crack, crack, crack We sort through shocked quartz like a jewelry store While your sister and dad consort with kept courtesans While the whole world sits in ruins We laugh, "Summer's here and I'm gonna crack! Summer's here and I near a heart attack Or flash of real feeling, teeth gnashing And blasting and reeling through black Because kids: When I first saw your mom I was right and she was wrong About just the type of man she was bringing back And when I first met her dad I felt good and he felt bad But, kids, you'll find that over time, you're just trapped And spring is gone and you're gonna gasp, gasp, gasp And friends: When I first saw the groom Rise from the darkness of the tomb I was unnerved (though, overall, I was wowed) And when I first saw the bride The look inside her eyes just cried "If someone has cause to stop, say it now!" But fall is here and the leaves all go down And then winter's here And it's too cold to drown And I'm nearly whited-out, snowblind Like it's no business of mine if life doesn't want me around