The Girl Under the Floor

There once was a girl underground
Cold and shriveled
Beggar's grins all round
She had a lover
Or that's just something she told herself
He left her there
Underneath the staircase
Not the worst place
She went on his way
There once was a space man aloft
Dreaming fables
Of her and getting off
Plan for descent
Like a smoke screen in his eyes
Put on the brakes
And Zen his way to zero
T'was a rare miracle
He was atoning for his lies
[Chorus]
Said
"I remember the girl"
There once was a ghost in the hallway
Meandered there
Some people put her there
Reminiscing on her humanity
Blended dreams of life
Realities austere
Binding death with life
My dear
Years of me-side
"Let me out
I remember her cries
Let me out"
In the beginning
The woman hum stood aloft
Weightless and firm
In all directions facing
With a smile and with a frown
Melting to sediment
Blood and refuse
Can't abide with her
Suppose I deserve it
I'll never quite forgive her
She's returning now
Through the trees and the wind over train tracks
The misty mountains
She's coming to be by my side