Okkervil River - Where the Spirit Left Us lyrics

Through the wall in a soft spring rustle
Street-side selling some summer hustle
Across the Maple Street Bridge
In a bristling fall just whistling all's
A balled up riddle just a high snowball
On a curve-and-fall through a parking lot
At Christmas i heard her whisper
I heard him call here's what the gist was:

Only wary in our lives
Open-eyed and half-ashamed that is to say
Afloat on a ferry, freezing, tired
Fully wired, a total waste
That's where the spirit left us

Underneath the house
Just like a flame-out teen
Who smells like sweat and gasoline
(Kid, I stand with you)
And when you get hard and your eyes get mean
'Cause you're on the march
Well, I could almost kiss you
Don't let them twist you
Here, have this song
You can take it with you

Stay lonely, open wide
Your eyes on fire, your mind aflame
Don't be disgraced loose of limb, unlionized
While all liars fade to gray
I know you feel detested

Did a silence drop? Did your Walkman stop?
Did the air turn cold?
Was the message just so close?
Ah, but did you choke it? Oh, kid, I know
I know where this is going
Because we always blow it

Only wary in our lives
Open-eyed and half-ashamed
It's just that way
Afloat down that river, freezing, tired
Fully wired, a total waste
That's where the spirit left us

Only wary in our lives
Your eyes all fire, your mind aflame
And don't be dismayed
When this sobbing world goes screaming by
I swear that if I had my way
You know I would have blessed it