The moon was hanging crooked
Like a hook above the pines
Smoke curled through the kitchen
And tangled up my mind
He walked in from the darkness
With a blanket on his back
Golden in the porch light
Like a fresh fried midnight snack
Pre-Chorus
I should’ve known, I should’ve run
I should’ve put the oven mitts down
But hunger sang a lullaby
And madness wore his crown
Chorus
Oh Lord, forgive me, I was high
The room was melting at the seams
My husband looked like a chicken nugget
Golden from my fever dreams
Now I hear him in the fryer
Whispering through the grease and flame
“I loved you more than barbecue sauce…”
And nothing’s been the same
Verse 2
The neighbors say they hear him
Clucking softly in the hall
Tiny phantom footsteps
Scratching at the wall
Every Friday evening
The nuggets disappear
And a distant little chicken laugh
Echoes in my ear
Pre-Chorus
I light a candle by his chair
And set a dipping sauce beside
The guilt sits heavy in my chest
Like a ghost I cannot hide
Chorus
Oh Lord, forgive me, I was high
The room was melting at the seams
My husband looked like a chicken nugget
Golden from my fever dreams
Now I hear him in the fryer
Whispering through the grease and flame
“I loved you more than barbecue sauce…”
And nothing’s been the same
Bridge
At midnight when the oil pops
I swear I see his face
Floating through the kitchen smoke
With sadness and with grace
He doesn’t scream or haunt me
He doesn’t curse my name
He just asks if I’ve got honey mustard
And vanishes again
Final Chorus
Oh Lord, forgive me, I was high
And fate has such a twisted sense
My husband looked like a chicken nugget
And now I live with the consequence
The fryer hums a funeral song
The shadows dance and bend
I ate my husband by mistake
And miss my best friend
Outro (whispered)
The oil still crackles softly…
The nuggets call my name…
And somewhere in the darkness…
He’s asking for barbecue again…
Kore
