The Dead South
96 Quite Bitter Beings
[Verse 1]
With my perceptions in a mix down twenty miles through the sticks
To the cloudy town of Hellview, population ninety-six
Excessive vacancy, well, maybe, in the shadow of an eye
All the strangers pass through where the rules just don't apply

[Verse 2]
At the fork, turn left, a store, but on the right, stay free from sight
'Cause ninety-six quite bitter beings like to stack the bodies high
The only way to ever leave is overflooded by the storm
And entanglement in Hellview brings you fear in fifty forms
They've deleted all the tourists at the bottom of the lake
And not one supports the cause to leave the blood stay in the veins

[Chorus]
Here, three miles back is where we are
All we ever wanted was an answer
Civilized are close, but way too far
All we ever wanted was an answer

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Footprints giving clues to where we are
All we ever wanted was an answer
Civilized are close but way too far
All we ever wanted—