Always angry afternoonnWords warp weeping out of tunenHe beats beating the nHe beats me down nIt beats me downnnHands holdnHands that hold down kneesnA shade shades dripping from the treesnSee sea seeing the seanSees me drown itnSees me drownnnStraight lines and curling clawsnI'm stretched thin as a ropenOne hand tied to the mountainsnOne hand tied to the coastnnStraight lines and curling clawsnI'm stretched thin as a ropenOne hand tied to the mountainnOne hand tied to the coast