Twelve Miles of Mud

Intro

Verse 1

Grey dirt

Under the black metal wheels

No one remembers the sound of the rain

Only the sulfur

Only the heat

Only the stain

Twelve miles of mud

Burying every promise that we ever kept

Tired men leaning on wood

Watching where the younger brothers slept

Chorus

Bring the banners down

Lay the heavy iron in the ground

Carry the cold

Carry the weight

Carry the names we learned too late

Post-Chorus

Oooh

Late

Too late

Verse 2

Rust grows

On the hinges of the gate

Brass buttons reflecting the pale winter sun

Mother is waiting

Mother is watching

Mother is done

Four letters home

Sealed with a wax that never dries

Wet boots on a kitchen floor

Staring into empty wooden skies

Chorus

Bring the banners down

Lay the heavy iron in the ground

Carry the cold

Carry the weight

Carry the names we learned too late

Post-Chorus

Late

Late

Late

Oh it is late

Bridge

Stand steady

Stay ready

Step slow

To the drum we used to know

Under the arch

End of the march

Everything goes

Back where the tall grass grows

Chorus

Bring the banners down

Lay the heavy iron in the ground

Carry the cold

Carry the weight

Carry the names we learned too late

Outro

Learned too late

Names we learned too late

Just too late

Too late

Instrumental