plum rooftops.

blackberry nights and winter windows open
i slept inside a shell
a shell
a skeleton of myself
a shell
a skeleton of a sleeping bag
my grandfather took to vietnam
he slept inside a shell
a shell

i reached out for his hand
in an elementary way
in an elementary way
i reached out for his hand
in an elementary way
in an elementary school parking lot

he said baby your hands are so cold so cold
your hands are so cold so cold
that must mean you have
that must mean you have
a warm ... heart
that must mean you have
a warm ... heart

if we are just shells
what do we sound like to ourselves
if we are just shells
can we hear the ocean