10,000 year storm came Washed all the old world away Creatures big and small displaced Unlikely connections were made Mr. Mollusk at the cellar door He knocks and cracks his brittle shell Saturated yard above Damp and darkness Down below I am much more than a mollusk You are much more than a slug Lets settle in this lonesome basement She let him in with just a shrug You let me in your cellar door Believed the things I had to say You let me in your cellar door Please do not run away They stayed inside Cement and cold Hey they learned about each other's darkness Understood the world outside A different kind of progress Hey, at the wedding The squishy-taled bride said You are the sculptor of my better self Yeah at the wedding The witnesses Were all the statues that they had chiseled Themselves Themselves Themselves You let me in your cellar door Believed the things I had to say You let me in your cellar door Please do not run away Was getting crowded underneath With all the alabaster figurines She looked at her love She said its time To leave all this leave all this Quiet desperation behind Behind Behind Behind You let me in your cellar door Believed the things I had to say You let me in your cellar door Please do not run away from me