Titus Andronicus - Bridge and Tunnel lyrics

Meet me beneath the bridge, my darling
There I make my lair
Cleaner homes they may await me
Though I know not where

My only home is nowhere any
Noble man would dare
To lay his head for fear of
Finding snakes slithering in his hair
I made this place into a sacred sanctuary
Where I hide from eyes of spiteful judgment
Lying vipers in disguise

But nothing can they take from me
For nothing do I own
Nothing do I give them freely
Nothing that they'vе known
Nothing's what I carry
As I drag my bag of bones
Nothings what I have, my darling
That and that alone



Naught havе I to offer
But my body for to bear
Any burden placed upon you
Any hurt, we two will share
And whatever meager fleeting joy or
Fortune I should meet

I will gratefully lay completely at the
Feet of my great queen
Though I could give my labor to no master
Nor no cause
And before betraying one neighbor I
Would disobey eight laws
I'll break nine rules before I take
One order from one fool
And so across the border
I was chased straight out of school ha


Should I meet beneath the bridge, my love?
What shall I wear?
What garment for to shield me from
The harm that I'd find there?
What cloak to cover up my vulnerable soul?
What broach of goal will keep me
Out of reach of demons keen to eat me whole?
There once were woods where one could dream
Unseen by eyes of man
And one could find an easy sleep there once
Now no one can
The trees were razed, mountains paved
The caves collapsed and closed
And now no bear or fox or
Deer can keep from being exposed
To those who would drink deeply from
An opening in their throats
Where once there'd been no opening
Once before the fangs were shown
The forest was a fearful
Place dear, frightening, but fair
And we may never know the peace
Of those who slumbered there