Gold Faces Songtext

von Okkervil River

She is sitting on the ground
Golden face and eyes turned down
Arms both bare and showing some
Golden trace of foreign sun
And bright and tied up 'cross each wrist
Golden bracelets that exist
Sold so cheap they're almost free
In golden places we've never seen

China white and Cairo black
There's golden face and silver back
I have brought across the sea
Given to my love from me
Shut your thoughts, close out the world
Shut your thoughts and be my girl
Hear the screams outside the gate
We can't stop it, it's too late

So she can have it taken, well take it all
Try it on twirl down the hall
Big eyed girl and gentle man
A blank eyed beast who grabs at hand
At a distance from the streets
Golden friends on three bedsheets
Lit by dusk's green golden grove
Plummeting through golden glow