No Way Down Lyrics - Port Of Morrow - The Shins

He's the son of a government man 

And a pillar of salt 

I was born with blood on my hands 

And have all the signs of a bleeding heart 

Living high on a giant hawk 

On a mountain so steep 

Keep your head in a hollow log 

As the ruling fog are about to creep 

What have we done? 

How'd we get so far from the sun? 

Lost, lost in an oscillating phase 

Where a tiny few catch all of the rays 

Out beyond the western squalls 

In an Indian land 

They work for nothing at all 

They don't know the mall or the layaway plan 

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Dig yourself a beautiful grave 

Everything you could want 

Maybe those invisible slaves 

Are too far away for a ghost to haunt 

What do we charge? 

Letting go of a claim so large 

Oh, all of our working days are done 

But a tiny few are having all of the fun 

Get used to the dust in your lungs 

Is there no way down 

From this peak to solid ground 

Without having our gold teeth 

Pulled from our mouth 

Make me a drink strong enough 

To wash away this dishwater world they said was lemonade 

Walk with me after the show 

Maybe we can find a way through the minefield in the snow 

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What are they charged? 

Letting go of a claim so large 

Oh, all of our working days are done 

But a tiny few are having all of the fun 

Apologies to the sick and the young 

Get used to the dust in your lungs