The Four Platitudes (A Bridge Song) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Fionn 

Cover art for The Four Platitudes (A Bridge Song) lyrics by Parenthetical Girls

I'm hearing "lips dry from licking", not "it's dry from licking"; I believe it makes much more sense.

I also hear "time's fitful bite left footprints on our eyes", though I can't make direct sense of either of those sets of lyrics.