The Mountain Goats Follow

If the strain proves too much<br />
Give up right away<br />
If the light hurts your eyes<br />
Stay in your room all day<br />
<br />
When the room fills with smoke<br />
Lie down on the floor<br />
In the declining years<br />
Of the long war<br />
<br />
Well, the blood's in the water<br />
And the shark's gonna come<br />
And we swim in the dark<br />
Until our bodies are numb<br />
<br />
Blind desert rats in the moonlight<br />
Too far from shore<br />
In the declining years<br />
Of the long war<br />
<br />
Empty room with a light bulb<br />
Where the phone starts to ring<br />
Everybody gets nervous<br />
Nobody says anything<br />
<br />
Next day someone's initials<br />
Show up on the door<br />
I think I'm gonna crack<br />
Can't live like this anymore<br />
<br />
Ugly things in the darkness<br />
Worse things in store<br />
In the declining years<br />
Of the long war