"Ruby"
(written by Kristin Hersh)
Everybody was so pretty there
And up and jumping around
And easy: it's easy to sleep
With idiots and prophets
Leaves me wondering:
Ruby, or iridescent cough drop?
This baby's like a winter bird, raunchy and sweet
With snowflakes melting in his hair
The boys are Superman,
Wondering:
Ruby, or iridescent cough drop?
You're the great convincer,
Should I do this? Am I good?
You can smell a fever,
Should I do this? Am I good?
Let's dive
All the way down, all the way down
(Ruby, ruby)
The two of us are old paint,
My grandmother's horse
Still alive, still kicking
Not allowed to work
'Til we become:
Beauty, a fluid medium
