Madder Mortem
Where Dream and Day Collide
1. Where Dream and Day Collide (Single Version)
There's a man far from here
who made sure to stay well clear
of taking hold or letting go,
always choosing not to know
And then his bridges burned
Sometimes still he stops and turns,
listening to open skies
for broken words and severed ties
And I believe that wordless call
he hears sometimes
could reach us all
I stayed for so long where dream and day
collide
Now I'm on fire
There's a girl, one I know,
who wrapped up her heart in snow
Much too proud and much too vain,
she thought she could hide her pain
in that clean and crispy chill
To this day, she feels it still
Once frozen to the core,
she's not who she was before
And I believe that chilling cold
she feels sometimes
could touch us all
I stayed for so long where dream and day
collide
Now I'm on fire
Let it freeze, let it burn
Someday soon it is your turn
to fall down as others fell
As they wept, you will as well
2. Jitterheart
Known at heart,
it’s seeping through
To fold or fail,
just speak the truth
And so it’s goes
You know it shoes
In every line
In every line
In every moan
Bones wail beneath the grin
Step on what you were before
That doesn’t matter anymore
Anything you left behind is shed and done
And so it goes
No room for a jitterheart
This road grows longer
with every step you take
And these mountains grow stronger
with every wanderer they break
Sisyfos built this slope
from sweat and grit and stupid hope
Doesn’t matter, anyhow
You know how it goes
So it goes
No room for a jetterheart
3. The Purest Strain
Oh, be honest
You contrived to lose your latitude
where you knew I would find it
and make a claim
Baby, don’t you know?
I will find the purest strain
I will flush it out and chase it down
and run it through your veins
All these detours spin me ‘round
and leave me amazed and confused
Do I have to remind you?
It’s not a game
And you should know by now
I will find the purest strain
If I have to, I will tear it out
and strap it down to reign
I will find the purest strain, true and pure
It’s the touch of defiance
that turns the page
No excuses – let it flow!
I will find that purest strain
I will find the purest strain
4. Quietude
”Strength enough to build a home,
Time enough to hold a child,
Love enough to break a heart.”
Wintersmith, T.Pratchett
Your quietude
fills the air
But there’s a mindful
restlessness that walks
beside me
Frail, thin thoughts
that won’t let go
And their trailings poison everything,
and I swear I will never huddle
at your feet
Too lost and too scarred to belong
Too tired and alone to go on
But then the dreams behind your eyes
unfold and make you shine
And though my heart’s so weary
of stumbling on, it always blinds me
That witches’ brew of fortitude
and kindness
The faint, tranquil glow
that shimmers where you go
Oh, I know
It makes no sense
But every time it brings that feeling
back again
The light and the love and the hope
The ease of it all as it grows
The darkness of my life
dissolving in a smile
5. Where Dream and Day Collide (Album Version)
There's a man far from here
who made sure to stay well clear
of taking hold or letting go,
always choosing not to know
And then his bridges burned
Sometimes still he stops and turns,
listening to open skies
for broken words and severed ties
And I believe that wordless call
he hears sometimes
could reach us all
I stayed for so long where dream and day
collide
Now I'm on fire
There's a girl, one I know,
who wrapped up her heart in snow
Much too proud and much too vain,
she thought she could hide her pain
in that clean and crispy chill
To this day, she feels it still
Once frozen to the core,
she's not who she was before
And I believe that chilling cold
she feels sometimes
could touch us all
I stayed for so long where dream and day
collide
Now I'm on fire
Let it freeze, let it burn
Someday soon it is your turn
to fall down as others fell
As they wept, you will as well
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