Peril Lyrics

Hate yourself until you see

You caused yourself this agony

Your single mind

Precious seconds, wasting time

Lost love, you start to fiend

Your innocence concealed by greed

All praise to your majesty

Lay down on the Earth

The only one who knows your worth

Lay down on the Earth

Let them claw at the birch and deal with the takers

Rip yourself until you bleed

I am the only one who sees

Your tender scars

Long healed burns of stale cigars

I dreamt of leaning trees

And tunnels made of maples leaves

The peeled old bark

Laid afoot, wait for a spark

I know myself (whatever I need)

Convinced I know the only working route (I need more than I know)

My pagan health (this stagnant air)

Keeps me still inside the walls I've built (hold our coughs for so long)

These sturdy bones (the bricks of these walls)

Hard to break before the fall I felt (gently laid down together)

Hold out my son (stand in front of everyone)