"Curses & Spit (Piano Version)" lyrics

Battered and bit, carried home by the wind
I trace your journey back every evening
Dirges and hymns, unsung, how they ring
A song to shake 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 can 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 dawn
Joe, I can hear us laughing about
We were two 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 guilt make the words that I pick feel warm

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 have been home, but I was long gone
Playing at rock and roll, when, mate, for you, I'd throw it all away