Madder Mortem
Marrow
1. Untethered
2. Liberator
I'd misplaced my memories
The spark that made me lonely in the crowd
My nature was on hold
Hidden in myself, embers glowing
Spirit tamed and cowed
Will wary to unfold
I see it clearly now
Through my soul a feral streak runs
And this I swear: I'll be burning brighter
Never again will I forget what I am
Hold tight
Never let them drag you back in line
Survivor, rebel, liberator:
I reclaim the brightness of the sun
And the power of my savage, boundless heart
In your eyes I'll flare
Resound in you until the day I die
The stars are mine to own
You'll see me clearly now
Through my soul a feral streak runs
And this I swear: I will walk on fire
My steps will be momentous
You will know me for who I am
Hold tight
Never let them back into your mind
Make sure those voices drown
We know who we are and where we belong
The stars are ours to own
3. Moonlight Over Silver White
Mooonlight over silver white
Angry stars are out tonight
Glaring down on battered snow
I have nowhere else to go
Countless gentle blades of light
So pristine and always right
Solemnly reminding me
Of all the things I'll never be
Here’s the silence, soft as down
Clean and lonely
Sleep, and it's over
Blink, and it's done
Bright are those cold lights
As they laugh at anyone
Moonlight over silver white
Feel the noise subside
Here’s the moment when you know:
There'll be no one by your side for this
Moonlight over silver white
Angry stars that burn too bright
Catch my breath and let it go
Fade like footprints in the snow
Endless quiet, vast and old
Clean and lonely
Sleep, and it's over
Blink, and it's done
Bright are those cold lights
The blinding stare of a winning hand
And it laughs at everyone
Moonlight over silver white
4. Until You Return
Don't go
My heart seems to have fallen into your pocket
It'll hide there, unseen and forgotten
Until you return
And I feel so strange without it
A small hollow lingers
Just where you rested your hand
Why am I such a fool for you?
I can usually hold my own
Your head is in your hands
And I'm terrified your hard-won strenght
Is running out
You're tangled in my heartstrings
Your sense and grit entwined in all I do
You leave
I know you'll be back, but when you're not around
An empty sound solidifies inside me
It stays with me until you return
A soft, blue note humming in the air
A slight change of light
It makes me feel just a little less alive
Why am I such a fool for you?
I can usually hold my own
It's a thankless, heavy world out there
And I can see the weight of worry wears you out
I know you're tired
If you need me, I'll be there
You won't stand alone
5. My Will Be Done
Save us from the cold disease
Of those who worship on their knees
Who waste their lives, abased and small
Praying to a token on the wall
Let me live with open eyes
And accept my end when the time arrives
Reject the tenets they embrace
The mad ideas of sin and grace
The shameful gimmicks that exploit the weak and poor
Religion sanctifies untruth
Tells wanton, rancid lies to soothe
To keep the underdogs from stirring in their chains
My will be done
Let our world find relief
From the shackles of belief
Let no thought be sacred ground
Let no fable hold us down
No god above, no god below
By our own hand, or by none, we evolve and grow
What they preach is full of bile
What they teach is old and vile
The hate and fear so poorly hid beneath sweet words
The sickness spreads in humankind
And the infected have gone blind
Drowning reason in the noisome blood of faith
And the righteous, rigid grins
Mask the depravity within
Dark transgressions pardoned in an idol's name
I make my own morality
You shall not curb my mind for me
On my own shoulders lies the weight of right and wrong
6. Far from Home
It's very late
You haven't noticed that the light has changed
It means we're running out of time
The moments slip away
While we are full of doubt and half unmade
And far too much is on the line
You're so far from home
And it's tearing me apart
I drown in the hope
That there's shelter where you are
Your eyes are still the same
But you speak in echoes from another place
Will you know how to get back here?
I'd show you how
But I don't think you'd know my voice right now
There is just too much on your mind
You're so far from home
And it's tearing me apart
I drown in the hope
That there's shelter where you are
Blood flows slow and dries too fast
Bonds break and tear where they should last
My love, my one, you should be more afraid
Dawn breaks the dark
I breathe, and there you are
Holding on to my eyes
And the world is full of light
So bring tomorrow on
7. Marrow
I am the marrow, the roots and the toil
The sun and the slow tide that moves through the soil
The time in the tall trees, the wave in the grass
The memory of water that sings through the glass
Know your mind
Fear the pools that are shallow and bright
Go below, find the means to an end
Hold on to yourself
Know that the legends you would forge begin at the ending
Mortar and tendons easing back into dust
Even as you ascend, remember: you are descending
Leaving your tracks to weave and dance in the dusk
My eyes are seeing long ago
I am the marrow, the will of the stone
The sleep and the fury, the song in the bone
The sand through your hands and the words in your ear
The heart of your longing, the truth in you fears
All you touch am I
Know the world
It is what it is
Accept and atone
Go beyond and it matters no more
Hold on to yourself
I am the marrow, the voice in the night
The wind in the darkness, the leaves in the light
The pain in your gut and the blood on your mouth
The drowning within that you can't breathe
Can't breathe without
Know your mind
Own your name
Hold on to yourself
I am the marrow, the blood and the soul
8. White Snow, Red Shadows
When the world was young and bright
A champion was forged in steel
Given the ability to bend and kneel
Armoured in a cuirass of close-held feelings
Into battle steps a thoughtful knight
Through trial and error he acquired a stubborn streak
Gallantly he renounced the need to speak
Hoarding his stories behind his collar
Slinking into action full of cautious might
Snow White's in the garden playing catch-up with her broken dreams
Then behind the forest there's a murmur and the path begins to shine
The ancient trees are trembling for the prince to come
Underneath the canopy of wilting leaves their faces are aligned
And it will feel so good
And be amazingly true
Like an open wound when it's bright and new
Like the taste of love on a firm and steady hand
Or the present tense of a tingling brand
Oh, there's a thousand stories waiting to be left untold
A bashful victor, bold but redicent
He didn't know that evn though the path seemed clear
A foretold fateful spark was poised to set the whole world on fire
He caught a chimera bursting into life
Fierce and lucid like a sordid dream
Snow White's in the courtyard playing hangman on her fingernails
Down through her spine runs a shiver and the stars begin to climb
She holds her breath and look! - here the hero comes
Underneath a waxing moon the heartache proves that irony is blind
And it will feel so good
And be amazingly true
Like an open wound when it's bright and new
Like the taste of love on a firm and steady hand
Or the present tense of a tingling brand
Sleek coils of fate are twitching, writhing in obscure salacious waves
A seething mass beneath the tower
Her face is buried in a secretwhile he puts his gloves away
Strong fingers choking on the power
It will be good
And outrageously true
Like an open wound when it's deep and new
When surrender rides on the softest kiss
When the safeguard's gone and it feels like this
Snow White's in the garden pouring honey with a muted scream
Snow White's in the forest and the story isn't what it seems
Snow White's in the courtyard and there's blood under her fingernails
Snow White's in the tower of red shadows and the pattern fails
9. Stumble On
Softly, hours seem to rush you to your sleep
Names and faces blurring into memories to keep
Counting down the days
Counting you away
And while you breathe, you beg for more
For time and hope and dreams
But you're a whisper drifting down a ruthless flowing stream
Keep your mind alight
Keep your will alive
Keep holding on
Don't lose yourself to fear
Some of the sorrow will turn into songs
Threads of purpose though our lives
Endless darkness and blinding light
Make it real
So stand your ground
You'll bleed and hurt, but you will stumble on
When nothing else is making sense and luck has let you down
Make your losses count
Make you hours count
Keep holding on
Don't lose yourself to fear
Some dak and painful nights will turn into songs
Threads of purpose though our lives
Endless darkness and blinding light
Make it real
Threads of purpose through our lives
We will stumble on
Blinding darkness and endless light
We will stumble on
This is the time when the shadows grow longer
When sharp blades grow blunt and you need to be stronger
This is the point where you don't run for cover
Where everything's urgent and nothing is over
This is the truth and the heart of the matter
If you cannot hold, then everything shatters
10. Waiting to Fall
A slate of darkness waits to fall
Cold tar pervades through crumbling walls
At the core, a black hole dwells
It will devour the moment I could win
From within the venom wells
A poison string of words to break the skin
Deep down something hides, softer and kinder
A ghost from long ago when nothing was broken
But it stays buried
The cease-fire was over
Before the war began
Each fragile grain of joy will fail
What's left is weak and small and pale
A thousand vicious voices joined
To gleefully point ot where I went wrong
That anyone I ever loved
Was laughing atmy fervour all along
And from the ruins a creature emerges
A crippled, lonely thing, bewildered and broken
It lifts its scrawny head to plead for a way out
Sit back and watch it run
Will there be a time where I'll be whole again?
Give me an hour's worth of shelter from the storm
I'm waiting to fall
11. Tethered
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