Veins of Your History - Matthew And The Atlas

How long will your crowns stay gold?

Will it slip away and leave when you’re old?

I’ll wait where the tall tree bends

If you find me, I’ll be with you near the end

How long before that fear sets in?

Will it come to you to wash away your sin?

How long before you cut me down to size?

However long it takes you to realize

Oh, my love — you’re not alone

Oh, my love — you’re not alone

And you move around in this city

It’s veins shaped your history

I know you’ve been far from home —

And that medicine cuts right to the bone

I see the grief got caught on your face

Running from a nameless place

Go tell your father you didn’t mean to lie

Don’t worry about us — we’d never ask you «why?»

Oh, my love — you’re not alone

Oh, my love — you’re not alone

You’ll take off your sides

That river runs wide

You’ll wait where only better winds have blown

For a little peace of mind — it’s a hard way to be

For a little peace of mind — that’s a hard way to be