BraverI'm pulling feathers one by one In this weather, one by one 'Cause I know you love to fall But it can't be autumn every day So why do your leaves decay Sweet, brown, and hollowed down to the veins When I say that I'm the braver, nobler lady?Braver
Listen to the rusty bell Ringing in my hands Calling us to life Soaked in dew, I'm soaring on a wisp of white and malachite To go to a place back in time
I'm gathering distractions by the hour Anything to hold on to for power And it's so easy, I close my eyes In spite of how bright they've been today &n
The ProtagonistI can't hurt if I can't see The silk I sweat won't match the sheets Greedy hawks with the world beneath their wingsThe Protagonist
And the heavens on their shoulders Pick my bones and carry them away As I lay here, getting colder
You know this is what I am here for I will save your life before her The river's so much warmer I'll save your life before her Keep me warm and take me in I'll save your life before her
I'm crying wolf, that's what they say The sticks and snakes turned me away I'll catch the train at the top of the hill Outside our cold, wet roo
The AsceticI ran to the top of a wooded hill You said you loved me, that's why you chased me here You said you'd help me, and I knew you would But my God will forgive what Nature never could What fills the space between solitude and conscience Couldn't possibly deviate more Your impeccable halls, your red wood, your white walls Punish the reactions of my coreThe Ascetic
Too long I've been looking for my brothers In the camouflage of my enemies And I don't know how to find the lovers Who won't join the crowd chanting "guilty"
Embers dance behind my back You said you loved me
BlindBreathing in my distance from generosity Wouldn't be this easy if the air were close to me When children of the water feel her tides inside of me I know pleasure spoke the truth, but truth alone won't set you freeBlind
There's not a plain, proud soul between us Just the wild and the refined And if the light does not receive us It's only 'cause we're blind
Take away my trembling, and I'll take away your rest What blossoms in the meadow blooms the same inside my breast You can mix it all together, you can put it to the test Just give me a chance to weather what my sinner
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From now on,
Should it grow and open full, the sweet clematis
Flower bold, but there's no need for rejoicing more
Precious life, this life, just once, it comes just one time
Keep it close, keep it from ever just leaving you
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