...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

With history, your bluest grace Falls apart, cascading down Speak to me of beautiful hate Of island chains swept with the tide The coral leis of a conquering king They're swept away Oh, but not lost. Beneath the waves of trembling stars The roads win

Now that owe ties are severed As we say goodbye Let us not wonder whether We are ready to take the dive Let it dive, let it die, let it fade out of sight Let is drag us down, let it fade Grieve, but not grieve together Mourn with nothing to say Gone

Neer knew I could feel this way So old and unremembered Never thought it would slip away And fall like September Scale these walls in front of me Have you ever stopped to wonder Why they forced my voice To turn from silence to a caterwaul? I heard yo

Looking back in time Through verses set in nursery rhyme At oil painted eyes Of muses left behind I swear I know not why Those eyes have always left me dry She stands with arms stretched out Towards the mountains "amp; the clouds Oil painted eyes Bli