Blaze! Failing to move through the Fire
Those who blazed the trails before would never believe
Never, an uninspired generation have squandered the torch
Surrender to zealots and missionaries
Our Mission is dead
I can’t see a poetic ending
And my arms are breaking
I can’t see the spigot in my hand
Amazed! Watching afar from a barstool
As teatols live the dreams we forged
Our lives desolate
Buried. Our mouths wired shut with threads of ambivalence
I can’t see
And my arms are breaking
I can’t see the spigot in my hand
The greatest lies bring hope
The bravest sons go dark
The festering body.
Swollen and bulbous.
The Beast is calling and I can’t hide forever
The rest of the offerings
Fall short of the marking
Face now the mouth that you’ve avoided.
credits
from MMXIII,
released March 13, 2013
recorded by John Gehring
mastered by Jack Shirley
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