The Prior Procedure - The Hold Steady

All that frightened magic when the fawn strays from the forest

And the terror and the havoc when it wanders into traffic

The tragic conclusion of instincts and old habits

Up against the never-ending construction

Now there’s a luxury apartment on the top floor of some high-rise building

And people go there every weekend to witness the abandoned ascension

With the scraps on the shelf

He said it’s not so heroic

Yeah, he just wants to help

While w were fleeing the forst

She stopped and made a few calls

Got a spot at this penthouse

With the windowpane walls

Where some guy in fringed leather and a seafaring sweater

Is trying to peck at some peacock with significant feathers

And it looks like she’s old enough to know a little better

But these people seem really open-minded

There were some dudes on the roof deck that were sitting with sweet view of the

sunset

They said you got to meet the guy that gets the tab for this

Anything you want he can cover it

When we showed him our hand stamps

He blew smoke on our nails

Pointed out the projection

A PowerPoint presentation

Of the chum and the shark

He said it’s just a reminder

Love will tear us apart

He started scratching at the itch that’s been giving him fits since the prior

procedure