Brother Brother I stopped chewing It sounded miles away but close too I stopped chewing It sounded miles away but close too Shut your eyes the little voice shouted straining to be heard Shut your eyes the little voice shouted straining to be heard I blinked and took a deep breath Mom was cutting up I blinked and took a deep breath Mom was cutting up cucumber in the kitchen Dad was reading the paper cucumber in the kitchen Dad was reading the paper Cover your ears Cover your ears I cupped my hands and pressed them against the sides of my head I cupped my hands and pressed them against the sides of my head The cucumber slices fell silently The cucumber slices fell silently The newspaper had stopped crinkling The newspaper had stopped crinkling That was when I knew it was her That was when I knew it was her
Nobody can call as quietly as my big sister Her loudest Nobody can call as quietly as my big sister Her loudest scream is just a sigh Her loudest yell no more scream is just a sigh Her loudest yell no more than the breathing a cat than the breathing of a cat
Her photo is on the wall above the table Her photo is on the wall above the table It’s not color like mine It’s gray with a yellow sheen It’s not color like mine It’s gray with a yellow sheen Shall we Sis called Shall we Sis called What I blocked my ears and listened as hard as I could What I blocked my ears and listened as hard as I could Go for a bike ride Go for a bike ride
I know you can do a lot when you’re dead You can make I know you can do a lot when you’re dead You can make conversations falter and you can make people cry People put conversations falter and you can make people cry People put on a solemn voice when they say your name and just thinking on a solemn voice when they say your name and just thinking of you makes them hug each other But going for a bike ride of you makes them hug each other But going for a bike ride I’ll take you out tonight she screamed I nodded even I’ll take you out tonight she screamed I nodded even though I was completely baffled though I was completely baffled And don’t forget the marzipan And don’t forget the marzipan
