Lullaby For The Taken Lyrics - Kimya Dawson

bombs are dropping, smoke fills the air 

i wanna duck and cover but i've gotta stay out here 

'cause i know myself and if i hole up in my room 

i'll be consumed by the doom and the gloom 

so i called john 'cause i know he knows sorrow 

he said "i'll be in the city tomorrow" 

so i go down and i watch him sing 

and the way he sings sends a chill right through me, yeah 

and now there's a mountain goat 

precariously balanced on the frog stuck in my throat 

it says "sometimes whispering's okay, 

but maybe you'd feel better if you screamed today" 

the lady took the baby 

i know she loves the baby 

but the baby has a daddy 

and his daddy loves him too 

how could she take the baby? 

maybe she's gone crazy 

she won't share 

it's not fair 

there's nothing i can do 

the lady took the baby 

i know she loves the baby 

but the baby has a daddy 

and his daddy loves him too 

how could she take the baby? 

maybe she's gone crazy 

she won't share 

it's not fair 

there's nothing i can do 

tuesday night grandma curled up in my bed 

by wednesday morning my grandma was dead 

i was in charlotte, i took the bus home 

her shoes, watch, and teeth were still in my room 

and as i lay me down to sleep i felt her spirit rise up through me 

she said "i got to live a long eighty six years, dry your tears. 

i know it's hard but please let go so i can meet your grandpa in the undertow 

chin up girl, you've got to be strong, and know when you're singing i'm singing along" 

the lady took the baby 

i know she loves the baby 

but the baby has a daddy 

and his daddy loves him too 

how could she take the baby? 

maybe she's gone crazy 

she won't share 

it's not fair 

there's nothing i can do 

the lady took the baby 

i know she loves the baby 

but the baby has a daddy 

and his daddy loves him too 

how could she take the baby? 

maybe she's gone crazy 

she won't share 

it's not fair 

there's nothing i can do 

little bitty baby so far away 

we hope that you can come home soon 

when we're not together, now or ever 

always remember i love you 

little bitty baby so far away 

we hope that you can come home soon 

when we're not together, now or ever 

always remember i love you