Out on the Shield - Said The Whale

We never meant to stay here

We were here for the gold

Here for the gold

Here for the gold

We never meant to stay here

We were here for the gold

Here for the gold

Here for the gold

We got stuck here for the winter

Blinded by golden dollar signs

We built some simple structures

Temporary, not permanent

Each year we dug much deeper

Each year things got more serious

Each year our hearts grew weaker

Blinded by golden dollar signs

We never meant to stay here

We were here for the gold

Here for the gold

Here for the gold

We never meant to stay here

We were here for the gold

Here for the gold

Here for the gold

Put a lump of coal in my hand

Squeeze just as tight as I can

Hope for a brand new diamond

I know its slight, but it’s all I can

I promise, honey, that when we get paid

We’ll pack our things and we’ll move away

A thousand miles from this frozen lake

We’ll find a place where we both can stay

We’ll find a city with a million people

Find an apartment where the rent is real low

We’ll disappear and no one will notice

How about it, darling?

We could both live downtown

We never meant to stay here

We were here for the gold

Here for the gold

Here for the gold

We never meant to stay here

We were here for the gold

Here for the gold

Here for the gold

We never meant to stay here

We were here for the gold

Here for the gold

Here for the gold

We never meant to stay here

We’re just dumb animals

With our paws in the hole

Grasping gold

And now we’re stuck in a small town

Out on the shield

But it lost its appeal long ago

We wake up at dawn and kiss our wives on the forehead and we

Slowly make our way into the caves where we will forget

The faces of our children and our small regrets

Like, should have kept that lucky penny while I had the chance

We never meant to stay here, no

We never meant to stay here

We never meant to stay here, no

We never meant to stay here