Idler Gear Lyrics

The buzzing in the trees

Made you feel less lonely

Until you thought how the cicadas had each other to sing

And you didn't have anything

Now I know

Nothing I've ever done has turned out right

Nothing we've ever wished for came true

Nothing you've ever lost ever turned up again

You said it's best

To let us pretend

The empty shells by the leaves

Made you feel less guilty

Observing motion all around you

Shadowing the idler gear

Until you thought how the cicadas only had a few days

And how much they could achieve anyway

Its body grew

The wrong way

The molting strained

Bestowed its grave

And we can't ask the rain

Our spiracles to inundate

And long for cover when it comes

We thought we wanted what was best for us

But nothing we ever learned we used again

Nothing I ever penciled in

Could be seen underneath so many drafts of pen

I guess I could try

To write it again

And again

And again