[Verse 1]
Ice dam on the north slope, big as a moose rack
February sun’s weak, but the freeze is holding back
Wiegand’s hatchet in my hand, from the supply house
Nail gun’s frozen to the bed, the truck won’t budge an inch
She left in August, but the leak’s appearing now
Seeping past the drip edge, staining the soffit brown
[Chorus]
She’s behind the ridge like meltwater backing up
Seeping past the drip edge
She’s behind the ridge like meltwater backing up
Seeping past the drip edge
[Verse 2]
Architectural shingles, peeling them back slow
Ice-and-water shield for the valley of my chest
But it’s February East End, twenty below
Rafter tails are soaked and the sheathing’s been repressed
Some leaks only show themselves once the sheathing’s gone
I’m up here with the hatchet, swinging all alone
[Chorus]
She’s behind the ridge like meltwater backing up
Seeping past the drip edge
She’s behind the ridge like meltwater backing up
Seeping past the drip edge
[Outro]
Just me and Wiegand’s... waiting for the thaw
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Ice Dam the Size of a Moose Rack (Up on the North Slope)
