Phish

Mercury Lyrics

[Chorus]

The days that are met with only-ness

Aid and abet this loneliness

The days that are met with only-ness

Aid and abet this loneliness

The days that are met with only-ness

Aid and abet this loneliness

The days that are met with only-ness

Aid and abet this loneliness



[Verse 1]

Tonight's the night, the wheels are turning

The signal flows, I try to keep the home fires burning

That was my stop, but the subway kept going

Nothing to lose when Mercury's showing



[Chorus]

The days that are met with only-ness

Aid and abet this loneliness

The days that are met with only-ness

Aid and abet this loneliness



[Verse 2]

The moments are mine if I can just seize the day

But then I forget what it is that I meant to say

I try to hold on but never too tight

The hours go by 'til Mercury comes out at night



[Verse 3]

Staring up at the great machine

That never began and will never end

From the silver starlit tapestry

I see countless eyes staring back at me

Venus in steel, the unbreakable net

Venus in steel, the unbreakable net

The trail of lilies and violets ends

Trapped in steel, the unbreakable net



[Instrumental Break]



[Verse 4]

And the rivers run deep like a quicksilver stream

With wings on your feet, your day is longer than your year

I look up at the night sky, for a moment, I can see

That the rivers run deep, your day is longer than your year

The lies they feed to me are as edible as mercury

The rivers run deep, your day is longer than your year

And Water Star is singing its silver melody

The rivers run deep, your day is longer than your year

Your day is longer than your year



[Instrumental Break]



[Bridge]

The tomb of the red queen is painted in vermilion

Painted in vermilion, painted in vermilion

Painted in vermilion

The tomb of the red queen is painted in vermilion

Painted in vermilion, it's painted in vermilion

It's painted in vermilion



[Instrumental Break]



[Outro]

And the net's unbreakable, don't worry about falling

The voice that you ignore might be your future calling

Alone, we're tossed about like a bottle in the sea

But together we ascend, and only then escape this gravity

The net's unbreakable, don't worry about falling

The net's unbreakable, don't worry about falling

The net's unbreakable, don't worry about falling

The net's unbreakable, don't worry about falling

The net's unbreakable