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Bastard Heart
03:52
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BASTARD HEART
his youthful eyes
hopeful & bright
block out the anguish
from the old man’s vengeful bite
building his fortress
one scarred brick at a time
crawlspaces, trap doors,
to escape from the lies
revenge is never enough
for a bastard heart, broken and bruised
revenge is never enough
find someone else to abuse
consume the wreckage with a blinding rage
a lifetime of damage forced to stay in a cage
self-righteous tortured soul
reign down like the sparks of hell
when the light shines on the truth
it’ll be too late
this is it…you’ve been found out
crawl away…
like wounded prey…
here comes the reckoning
your flesh and blood
are all I take away
won’t be your clone
you will not take from me
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2. |
Lie Down with Wolves
02:58
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LIE DOWN WITH WOLVES
shape-shifting breath of vicious black lungs
keepers of moonlit poison tears
take what they want to feed their lust
if you let them in-they’ll know your fears
lie down,
play dead
the beasts are in your bed
seductive creatures of the night
tooth and claw tear flesh from bone
with twisted tongues they tell you lies
possess your body-take your soul
lie down,
play dead
the beasts are in your head
with skeletal remains
they’ll have their way
in their domain
cover your eyes
guard from their lies
lie down with wolves
lie down with wolves
lie down…
and die
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CITIES OF LEAD
blood of our cities
sucked though our feet
down into a river
of deception and greed
fraudulent king-makers
dealing in death
their secrets protected
by walls of lead
we hold in our hands
for everything good-
was once new.
we’re left to seek the truth
oil and wine
high on the swine
conquer, divide
they’ll bury us alive
carvings of stone
guard clandestine empires
thoughts are imposed
no more thinking
For everything good…
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4. |
The Last Time
05:22
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THE LAST TIME
my hands…tremble
my veins…ache like the rain
the bait and switch
of compulsive itch
waiting for you to take me away
across the room I see your face
the gray of your eyes reflecting the shame
it’s only one time
it’s only this time
just this one time
won’t you let me escape
for the last time
the oncoming shadows
beckon to play
the angels of sleeping
will pull me away
the eye of the needle
tempest of time
on through the darkness
gone now
no more waking
fade into the light
the life that you had
gone somewhere else
mortal shell
put into the ground
thoughts of what was
all that is left
no more breathing
no more flesh
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SWARM of ARROWS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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