Faithful Departed

<br>Faithful Departed<br>(Phil Chevron)<br><br>This graveyard hides a million secrets<br>And the trees know more than they can tell<br>The ghosts of the saints and scholars will haunt you<br>In heaven and in hell<br>Rattled by the glimmer man, the boogieman, holy man<br>Livin` in the shadows and the shadows of a gunman<br>Rattle like the coppers in your greasy till<br>Rattle til the time stood still<br>Look over your shoulder; hear the school bell ring<br>Another day of made-to-measure history<br>I don`t care if your heroes have wings<br>Your terrible beauty`s been torn<br><br>Faithful departed<br>We fickle hearted<br>As you are now<br>So once were we<br>Faithful departed<br>We the meek hearted <br>With graces imparted<br>Bring flowers to thee<br><br>The girls in the kips proclaim their love for you<br>When you stumbled in they knew you for a shilling or two<br>They curse you on Sundays and holy days<br>When you all stayed away<br>You slept there naked; light bulb hid your shame<br>The shadows on the wall they took all the blame<br>The sacred hearts picture compassion in his eyes<br>Drowned out the river of sighs<br>The grass grow green on the brewery tonight<br>Never come between the darkness and the light<br>There is no pain that can`t be eased<br>By the devil`s holy water and the rosary beads<br><br>You`re a history book, I never could write<br>Poetry in paralysis too deep to recite<br>Bless yourself and dress yourself; you`ve won the fight<br>We`re going to celebrate tonight<br>We`ll even climbed the pillar like we always meant to<br>Watch the sun rise over the strand<br>Close our eyes and we`ll pretend<br>It could somehow be the same again<br>I`ll bury you upright so the sun doesn`t blind you<br>You won`t have to gaze at the rain and the stars<br>Sleep and dreams of chapels and bars<br>And whiskey in the jar<br><br>Faithful departed<br>Look what you started<br>An underdog`s wounds<br>Aren`t so easy to mend<br>Faithful departed<br>There`s no broken hearted<br>And no more distress<br>In your world without end