Exegesis H. Christ

"My hosannas have come from the crucible of doubt."
-Dostoyevsky

Frozen Vapors
(words, music Cameron Ferguson)

It's easy to trace the trails behind the airplane
Through the peals of falling rain
Appeals falling on deaf ears again --
Falling under fears again
Looks like you'll let yourself in

The car must've had extra gravity
Took all of the air right out of me
But the stars might've had some extra shine
That pulled your eyes right into mine
Like heat into a diamond mine

[pre-chorus 1]
There's no use for 'thank you'
And no cause for 'please'
'Cause no matter how pleased you seem,
I still freeze

Yesterday's boy can try to build a pyre
Out of yesterday's papers
To keep you warm,
But nothing burns on frozen vapors

You'll return right back to the salt and sand
To the hills and Tomorrowland
And the days just pass like wind on the waves:
Nothing moves and nothing's changed
Oh, not the plans you made

Don't wait -- walk yourself on through the gate
Check your bags and don't deliberate
Deliberately, I thought I wasn't dead and done
Hoped I wasn't the only one
Deliberate too long and the light is gone

[pre-chorus 2]
There's no sense in guessing --
There's nothing I won't suppose
But I caught a moment in the streetlight
And I froze

Yesterday's words won't fence in tomorrow,
She's an escaper
It's all corpse-cold air
And nothing burns on frozen vapor

{bridge}
You don't really read minds
And I'm not exactly an open book
But it's still here and still mine
If you want to have a look

[pre-chorus 3]
Don't feel bad about diminishing returns
There's no balance sheet to show
Nobody ever learns
Everything he might like to know

[refrain 1]