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In the driest of all shorelines, you’ve come as a stranger
Invited to take your seat, as the special guest of honor
But you are but a peasant who’s come looking for your lover
And she’s wrapped up in the scenery so your heart goes off to join her
And you listen very hard for you’re searching for that endless ocean
As the ships float so freely you wonder from where and to they’re going
And when you thought you’d found solitude, you become entangled amongst the jugglers
So you call out to them “hey that’s not the traditional use for fire!”
but you get no answer

And you’re so afraid to see your heart be recycled once again
For what once was so sacred will soon be but another numbered transaction
And you hoped that it would get easier with the further you move apart
But soon you will find she may have left your side, but she’ll always be in your heart

Now your love takes many forms and currently it is not human
As you stand atop the cliffside and question all that you’ve been doing
And when you thought you were happy or at least moderately content
You realize you were but a punchline to a joke at your expense
And you want to leave your tiny kingdom in hopes your past won’t follow
For if you could do just that, maybe you wouldn’t feel so hollow
As it’s not what you’re going to, but rather what you are leaving
For once you were so in love with the life that you are living
But now that love is missing

And you’re so afraid to see your heart be recycled once again
For what once was so sacred will soon be but another numbered transaction
And you hoped that it would get easier with the further you move apart
But soon you will find she may have left your side, but she’ll always be in your heart

And now you find yourself a vagabond who’s come searching for a master
Searching for a dream to follow or some other form of rapture
But you don’t see from the position of the throne, which you once did
The king of dissatisfaction with a wanderlust you’re bound to circumvent
And it’s inherent now that you can’t even be content with what you own
For ignorance can make you happy, but curiosity will take your soul
And as you gaze off in the distance of where you’ve been and where you’ll be
You realize the holy life in which you’ve come to is but the shadow
Of the one you’d wish to lead

And you’re so afraid to see your heart be recycled once again
For what once was so sacred will soon be but another numbered transaction
And you hoped that it would get easier with the further you move apart
But soon you will find she may have left your side, but she’ll always be in your heart

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from Bloody Twins: Songs for the Separation of the Soul Longing for Life After Death, track released November 11, 2011

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