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(You) paint a picture of the sky with a head held high
, a depiction of the bottom of the sea with 
a broken heart. With 
an open eye, 
an image of a tall tall tree, an etching of the earth with
 the lights off/Write the song of a childhood giggle with 
the sun on the mind, the ballad of the widow with
 the blindfold tight. With 
an open eye, 
the anthem of a funny fox, a death dirge
 with
 a soul in a box.

And so...


the point of the plot:

"A spot at the top can not be bought from a shop."

When one is brought into the world by a 
CHILD
 without a sense of how to 
run 
itself 
it really don't take too long
 a time 
to find a
 LIFE
 on the path
 to
 DEATH for "living" ain't "life" when a day is
a night and love ain't but a fantasy it's a hard knock time with a NOOSE tied tightly around your DREAMS


And again...


the point of the plot:

"A spot at the top can not
 be bought from a shop."

To the children of the lifelong night:

Your subtle cries have attained our ears. When all hope is lost in darkness may our song
 free you from
 fear.

And so...


the point of the plot:

"A S P O T A T T H E T O P I S N O T A N Y T H I N G M O R E T H A N
 A T H O U G H T
."

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from The Child We Once Were and the Corpse We Shall One Day Be, released July 27, 2017

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