Churchyard

from We Are Mourning People by A Waste Odyssey

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The churchyard was empty but the ground was full
we heard old names, played old games, even relit old flames
we blamed our mothers and fathers for this
when really it’s silly with a thought so chilly
I was the boy with the black coat
You knew I’d be the first to go
so, you held my hand as I land and it’s all in your plan
in the dark, empire land

Just like in a fairy tale I once knew
and reality is hard to view for few
this wasn’t on the same page I once drew
A sunset, a mountain in a life I’d view
We shared a swing set with a girl in blue
she told me stories and said they were true
We studied with pencils, a ruler and glue
But nothing stuck one to two

And I’m the mountain in the waves,
the voice in unmarked graves
with soldiers that fought in a money hungry crusade
And I’m the mountain in the waves,
the voice in unmarked graves
with soldiers that fought in a money hungry crusade

We all hear footsteps with our ears pressed to
the floor near the door, we’ve all been here before
Don’t tell me it’s coming, I already know
in a room full of people we argue
and fight to see right but something gets bright
the whole room has caught fire

And I’m the mountain in the waves,
the voice in unmarked graves
with soldiers that fought in a money hungry crusade
And I’m the mountain in the waves,
the voice in unmarked graves
with soldiers that fought in a money hungry crusade
a money hungry crusade

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from We Are Mourning People, released June 1, 2011

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