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Hollow Eyes

from Beyond The Gate by Henry Crook Bird

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I’m a picture in the back of your mind
I’m on the altar, circled by the pagan stones
You reach out to touch me guided by the thunder
Resonating through your bones
You say take me away from here, idol of mine
I’ve been drifting alone in the wind
We can cast off together in a world of our own
And we’d never have to look back again

Don’t try me as a hero in the court of love
Don’t put your idols on the witness stand
I’ve been sentenced in absentia many a time
It never runs clean in the end
You can build it up to what you want
Wrap it in a bow
The jury is yours to command
But beneath the fable is a man already captive
For reasons he don’t understand

And desperation coats the tip of your tongue
But you never tasted none
Staring down my hollow eyes

Truth be told, I’m as blind as the rest
I couldn’t set the record straight if I tried
I’ve wasted the time of countless before you
Watched them all lose their minds
I’m gonna head back to town
And tear the altar down
I’m gonna burn down the effigy and use the light around me
To find the real book and crown

And desperation coats the tip of your tongue
But you never tasted none
Staring down my hollow eyes

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from Beyond The Gate, released June 12, 2022

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