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A House Burning Down

from Anchoress is Ruining My Life by Anchoress

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So here I find myself again,
Watching a sunset that never ends,
Like a letter that’s sealed but never sent,
As a son sets off like a man condemned.

And so it goes...

The wind chime kept ringing out,
As the house was burning down.
And you want us to forget you now?
You’re surefooted; gone without a sound.
You’ve been down this road before,
Couldn’t do it then, now you ask for more?
While these rotting embers ignite the floor
And you’re strapping up for war.

Why did you choose to walk alone?
(I hope you find)
With your family back at home?
(What you’re looking for)
Endless nights spent by the phone,
(Peace and grace in kind)
Why did you choose to walk alone?

Take the ship from the bottle out to the bay,
It’ll all be better off this way.
A distant goodbye, just a parting wave,
Much to your family’s dismay.
Shake loose the fear that’s in your head,
It comes alive, like the tide it spreads.
You’ve been caught up in such dread,
You are alone and soon you will be dead.

And so it goes and so I find myself here again,
Counting the days in a year that never ends.

Like the litany of words that I’ve never said,
As the shame enshrouds this man condemned.
You’re too far out to see now
The winds have changed, bring the ship about.
There’s a light off the bow,
A house burning down without a sound.
And now we gaze out from the shore.
We’ll stay here, that’s what we’re for,
Hoping that you’ll return once more,
Back from your solitary war.

Walk on, walk on with your weary bones,
Hope you find a new life out on your own.

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from Anchoress is Ruining My Life, released October 4, 2016

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Vancouver Punk since 2010.

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