Red Paint on the Palace Gates

from Turning Violet by Griddle

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RED PAINT ON THE PALACE GATES

Red paint on the palace gates
Makes invisible any unfortunate errors of judgement
But paint on the palace gates
Won't wash off and seep into the ground below

I can see red skies and smiling eyes and justifications
And I can see anything's possible
Where is the 20, the 30 or the 4500
Nothing is, nothing's invincible

And every time it rains you can see it run
You can't keep weeds from popping up especially since
Every time it rains the soil gets fed
The air gets clear and kind of quiet
The next time they come marching up
Demanding your signature
Was it that you let it be or was it that you voted for it?

They knew about the planes

Both of us laughing
Both of us sinking in the sand
Both of us lost our way

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from Turning Violet, released June 1, 2004

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