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this could all go away

by elder light

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1.
Wax Wings 03:12
Charmed by the spineless way. Sun-soaked days. Guidance untamed, brought closer to the blaze. Eyes shut. Dazed. A flame to halt the phase. STOP. You'll find it's fleeting when you wake. I'll drizzle seedlings in your bleeding head in hopes your brain will learn the taste, and eyes will grow to meet the end. All terror, troublesome, and noise resolved, a fade to silence. A darkened stead to guard our thread. Woven and stitched while others fled. A swollen stye to block the eye from trouble near. My dear, we can't live on the light. You'll find it's fleeting when you wake. I'll sprinkle seedlings in your bleeding head in hopes your brain will learn the taste, and eyes will grow to meet the end. Balance, Balance. Habits born to comfort bring the sadness and it's creeping through your pores. The warmth is toxic-sun sick, fat with all the fire from the inside-burning away. Rot from the inside. You will not grow unscathed.
2.
The heart is lead by weighty eyes, the valves too swollen now to stimulate the mind. How many souls could satisfy the starving body, blood-soaked and born to flame? Over and over, the feeding persists. Slower than sober the cycle begins (and he's gone from grace). Was God in the classroom? Did he guide the bullets? What about the children? Would some church have saved them? Seventeen dead, seven angels sigh, "may you parade on palms like Jesus Christ!" Action on action, the bleeding persists. Violence on violence, the cycle begets rise to aimless scourge. Trigger man, or a child being all he can? A zealot boy born of flame, to which he'll return. Misled and shameless, no dialogue to tame him. Was it nature or nurture that armed the monster? Blind led by blinder zealots.
3.
Que sera-father be, I'll be. Whatever form of me to feed the flock so it would seem. I'd love to ditch my pride-make wide my hooded eyes-but fate had plan to stay my hand and make a man of me. Grow like edelweiss from snow. Mend the wounded lens, project to peaks and roots below. I will learn my place in time, will earn a place in time. Been barreling around, gnashing my teeth. Pride left a stain that won't lift with bleach. Whatever form of me-what will be, will be. Flee to the hills. Cross to the sea. Go where you'll be safe. Plant where you're free to leave what remains in that fucking music box that haunts the humble straight out of me. Part from me. I let the tears drop and lift to feet. Grow-my own self, a shameful soul. Mend the wounded lens-project to me-the one I know. It was you, it was not for me. It was for you, it was not me.
4.
I can see it clearly now-you are an enemy to me. Despite all the banter, all loving neighbors should practice what they preach. A heart spans the spectrum and all friends that lie outside. You cast a net of hatred too dark to see with worldly eyes. Christ, it's the same old fucking mess. Indifference coats your teeth. All atop a heavenly tower to cast stones disguised as flowers. If you're alight with holy power that blood has turned you sour. Indifference coats your teeth. Leave us be.
5.
Emulsified, a bitter mind will separate from other kind. Dissipate. Flow to me. Oil in water. Breathe. We could grow together. You'd rather see us apart. Like fifteen years spent all in the dark. Call me friend. Calm me down. Call me anything, I'll come around. My fingers are tingling. My mouth is dry. My eyes are burning-evil took you-I'll mourn our time. In age we separate. You've gone from the light. In age we separate. I'll mourn what time we've spent. Numb to the scent. Friendship/regret. Wish you the best. Splay my gut. Display my flesh. Vice my heart & depart from me.
6.
Pale Green 03:03
Turn the lights and drive. Half alive. Wide-eyed. Set sights on the cliffside, park my car and take a dive. Then my color is pale green. Rendered defenseless in most shaded scenes. Carried away. Open Wide. Distracted, ashamed-take a dive. Just sleep away. Down we go. Turn the lights and drive. Half alive. Wide-eyed. Set sights on the cliffside, park my car and take a dive. I could go back a sooner date. I could go back a smaller man. Then my color is pale green. Rendered defenseless in most shaded scenes. Then my color is pale green. Rendered defenseless-the weakest me. Down we go.

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released July 6, 2018

Engineered (drums, vocals), edited, and mixed by Jarrett Pryzgoda of Sleeping Bear Audio at Kiwi Audio.
Engineered (guitar, bass, aux) by Jeff Leber.
Mastered by Mike Kaladjian at Rogue Planet Mastering.

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