[Verse 1]
As frail hinges pivot on a case's door
Commemorative souvenirs from places
Containers change with each occasion
A cellophane encased display of paper
Certificate to credit years of service
A tool of central enterprises
The early hope for permanence
The words, the rings, consistency
The social security
A miracle is high tragedy

[Bridge]
Thought mistaken for a memory
Clear the dust from smiles in boxes
Pass a patterned wall
Recall their voices

[Verse 2]
A local post will list your friends
In order of disappearance
The lawn scattered, tins feed birds
A portion baked for absent guests
And the mass edition icon
God sent comfort, your salvation
But who grants absolution
For sins that never were committed
[Bridge]
Tension makes a tangle of
Each thought becomes an inconvenience
Sound as it never penetrates
As servile edges break and feint, oh

[Chorus]
Thought mistaken for a memory
A dress length, assassination
A fractured family tie, another christening
A christening
A fractured family tie and another christening
Christening
Christening

[Instrumental]

[Chorus]
Thought mistaken for a memory
A dress length, assassination
A fractured family tie, another christening
A christening
A fractured family tie and another christening
Christening
Christening
Christening