My take on the traditional Irish drinking song style:
Twig and Straw
I'm losing it again, you'd better get here in time
You're racing against my reach to the moonshine
In just a few breathes I'll be doing just fine
I'll say, "Thank you for coming, but never mind."
My heart's to reasons as a hive to the swarm
Could be front porch Communion or just keeping warm
With each sip I take I tell myself an angel gets its wings
"My what a chill this early autumn brings."
Waning from full to crescent shining moon
I'm recruiting God's army, the rapture's coming soon
And we've all been down before
Chorus
We've all been down
down
down
We've all been down before
From whirlpooling in to spiraling out
Leaving to wonder what the fuss was about
Becoming clear from within, opaque from without
Beyond all regret, leaving no room for doubt
I dreamt of a war on a moonless night
Enraptured, enraged, cut down all within sight
When the sun came up 'laughed at what I saw
A thousand dead soldiers made of twig and straw
Well we've all been down before
Chorus
The flood doesn't care that you're kind, won't subside
Just 'cause you cared for you mother
Held your hand as she died
Or that you lived to love, well this you can bet
You won't get what you deserve
Nor deserve what you get
And we've all been drowned before
Chorus