when the earth has turned to stone and the flowers have been sleeping forever i put on my blood red coat as a protest against this foul weather and i can t keep it out and i can t keep it in here much longer because any day now it s gonna be spring when my heart has turned to stone and my voice is the sound in a seashell i put on my blood red coat to remind me that god s in the detail and i can t keep him out and i can t keep him in here much longer cause my bones are growing stronger and any day now my life s gonna begin like a butterfly shed the skin of this other life it s a sin to waste a minute i ve been given so begin it just as soon as i feel warmth upon my skin when my eyes have turned to stone and my memories are darkly receding i ll take off my blood red coat so that no one will notice me leaving and i won t wait it out and i won t keep it at bay much longer cause that bright light s growing stronger and any day now i ll be stretching my wings cause any day now it s gonna be spring