Grief

[Verse 1]
Where is your little son lost, John?
Tears, John, tears, John
Bruised in the rain with his overalls torn
With one shoe off, one shoe on
Tears, John, tears, John

[Verse 2]
And where will your little son sleep, John?
Under the smoke stacks, under the heap
Under the tent where the canopy leaks
Tears, John, tears, John

[Chorus]
You're drowning in the grief of Jupiter's water
Let me open my teeth and cradle you there
There's a bed for the boy and a rope for the father
Both orphaned by Heaven where no child is spared

[Verse 3]
To who will your little son pray, John?
Dark are the strangers that sleep on the train
There's blood on their cots and bones on their plates
Tears, John, tears, John

[Verse 4]
Who, then, will tend to the sheep, John?
My treads in the place where the vicious gods preach
Where claws come in sharpened on wolves in white fleece
Tears, John, tears, John
Tears, John, tears, John

[Chorus]
You're drowning in the grief of Jupiter's water
Let me open my teeth and cradle you there
There's a bed for the boy and rope for the father
Both orphaned by Heaven where no child is spared

[Outro]
Swing from my limb, render your tears
The more that you shed, the deeper it is
Two little hands push the chair from your feet
Drown in your beautiful grief