Sparklehorse — Grim Augury (Feat. Vic Chesnutt) lyrics

Lyrics

Both our families after gathering
We’re cutting a baby out
With my grandmother’s heirloom antler-handled carving knife
They were under her grand chandelier
Where we all, together, have shared holiday dinner
But it was your father that was holding the knife
Yeah, I begged you not to make me tell ya Yeah, I pleaded with you to, to leave it alone
I told ya I told you that you didn’t want to know
What went on in my horrible dream
I was peering in through the picture window
It was a heart-warming tableau
Like a Norman Rockwell painting
Until I zoomed in I was making noises in my sleep
But you wouldn’t believe me when I told ya That I wasn’t with someone in my dream
Catfish were wriggling in blood and gore in the kitchen sink
Yeah, I told ya I told ya I told you
Now sweetie, please promise me That you won’t see
This sad song, grim augury