John Davey Lower Tiers Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Well, I watched my heroes fall
I saw them crumble one and all
And a chorus of noes
From a gallery of those
Who will never see so straight or stand so tall

[Verse 2]
All the guardian angels
The blanket forts and fake hells
All told me to sacrifice myself
On a funeral pyre with my body on fire
I sat straight up and cast off all the spells

[Chorus 1]
With the gates open wide and my lover in sight
I called her name out loud in the middle of the night
And the dawn—it breaks, and the morning's warm embrace
Illuminates my lover's face

[Verse 3]
Well, my sisters went very South and West, and I went East
We're all still fighting off our demons in our sleep We cascade to the coasts
Where we mostly can boast
That we are living better than well

[Chorus 2]
But Maria, when are you gonna settle down?
I see your pictures and the question practically answers itself
When the back car seats on lower tiers that we have known for years
Have finally had their way with all of us

[Chorus 3]
Well, I was terrified and dry and wide-eyed—all sentimental
I rubbed the fog with my sleeve off of the early morning window
And the dawn—it breaks, and the morning's warm embrace
Illuminates my lover's face
It illuminates my future face