Madder Mortem

{Verse 1} It's been a long, slow road, but we're finally home It's been a hard few years,

{Chorus} Of all the things I'll never do These were the ones I wanted the most To hold my heart

{Verse 1} You set your steps so close to mine Keep falling in and out of pace Flaunt your distance

{Verse 1} Bold statements that are not what they seem Words piled on top of words While meaning

{Verse 1} Unprotected and surrounded When you catch me, I'm reminded Any choice you make will

{Verse 1} Cold rain and gray skies, short numbing days That slowly dissolve into lines on your face

{Verse 1} Remembrance makes a hateful weight A weariness that clings to me like rain Sleep that

True proficient, Master Tongue Your mistakes were never wrong What should be stone is only sand What should

{Verse 1} There's a black hole at the window Howling at any change in the air If you forget to

Coming from the dark, we are ghosts We are shadows in the world Silent in our art, in our craft We are not

Your quietude Fills the air But there’s a mindful Restlessness that walks Beside me Frail, thin

Oh, be honest You contrived to lose your latitude Where you knew I would find it And make a claim Baby,

Known at heart It’s seeping through To fold or fail Just speak the truth And so it’s goes You

Truth is a ghost Now it haunts you, haunts you Sneaks in through your windows when you close the door Shadows