Reckoning

When shining eyes turn to black When gentle hands move to attack A time when the night show no mercy The rage is easy to justify And the serpent will give a reason why All the memories along the way must die Who gone into hiding Whose honour like a roadkill One day The taste will turn sour In the mouth full of lies Avoiding only The truth Will not burn away Not then and not today Not then and not today Why not face the music And try a different tone? There are rivers to cry and seas to weep Along the way home One day The taste will turn sour In the mouth full of lies Avoiding only The truth Will not burn away Not then and not today Not then and not today One day The taste will turn sour In the mouth full of lies Avoiding only The truth The truth