"Curses & Spit (Piano Version)" lyrics

Battered and bit, carried on by the wind
I trace your journey back every evening
[?], unsung how they ring
A song to shape the mist in the morning
(Joe, I can hear us laughing about)
(We were two kids just running around)
Man, I love you to bits little brother
I wish I could hold you like I did
Because, the days, they just sting
When all your curses and spit fall short

Tonight we'll crack, tonight we'll split
Tonight we'll shatter all we've built
But the doves will sing again
Come the morning, my friend

Battered and bit, all nails to the quick
The child remains to stifle the screaming
Howled at the rift at the nuclear drift
A cry to shake the rosy fingers of [?]
(Joe, I can hear us laughing about)
(We were kids just running around)
Yeah, I love you to bits little brother
I wish I could hold you like I once did
Because the fear and the guilt
Makes the words that I pick feel wrong

Tonight we'll crack, tonight we'll split
Tonight we'll shatter all we've built
But the doves will sing again
Come the morning, my friend

I know I should've been home, but I was long gone
Playing the rock and roll I made
For you, I'd throw it all away