A song about family, confronting the past, and choosing the difficult path - oh, and religion

Wafer Lyrics

Holidays with my family
Remind me why I left
Safe now on the Amtrak train
but its so damn quiet
Dont think Ill ever return to the past
and thats when Thom walks in
With some baggage on his back

He believes in anarchy
Hes got skeletons on his keys
Hes got an h in his name
Likes to draw on his hands
Hes probably in a band
& like me, he knows bout shame

So he hands me a wafer
says life will get better
When you let go of where youve been
So he hands me a wafer
says life will get so much better
When you start to taste
the sweetness of the present

Time to go moteling
cuz there was a great big fight
not sure what all the words mean
but were making our escape
Parents must know what is best
But thats when my Mom comes in
With the news were going back

She believes in family
Shes got wounds we wont see
Shes got to make a choice
Used to like the snow
But now all she feels is cold
And like me shes lost her voice

So she hands me a wafer
says life will get better
When you let go of where youve been
So she hands me a wafer
says life will get so much better
When you start to taste
the sweetness of the present

Moving into my new place
Is like jumping from a great height
So far lighting hasnt struck
Though he said that it might
I’m free to be who I am
But thats when God steps in
With my world in his hands

He believes in humanity
And he made the manatee
He’s got a billion fans (I might be one of them)
Likes umbrellas in his drinks
But doesnt really like to think
And like me, hes unsure of his plans

So He hands me a wafer
And says life will get better
When you let go of where you’ve been
So He hands me a wafer
says life will get so much better
When you start to taste
the sweetness of the present


Im starving for more than this saccharine dream
Of a girl that can be cured with cotton candy (you cant save me)
Sugar spun love won’t fix my pain
Its time to put some - salt in
(I dont want that wafer
I wont want that wafer)

Harmony
Im starving for more than saccharine dream
Of a world that can be explained in a catchy phrase

So I hand him a wafer
And say life will get better
When you let go of the wafer
(I dont want that wafer)