Aurillac

You were terrible And you were kind Between the shield, between the mime You were terrifying And oh so strange Witnessing your red lit game Empty eyes roll over my spine We heard barking dogs in the flickering light Hold me, hold me, hold me by the water so wide Show me all is well on the inside Born and bred The weak, the wise Remind me how to love but how to lie Born and raised, the meek and the mild Remind me how to live I'm half-alive And the floorboards were creaking Under all of our feet And we hid from the faces and their gleaming white teeth All the feathers were dancing Over all of our heads And no cheers from a crowd that had already left Hold me, hold me, hold me by the water so wide Show me all is well on the inside Born and bred The weak, the wise Remind me how to love but how to lie Born and raised, the meek and the mild Remind me how to live I'm half-alive Born and bred The weak, the wise Remind me how to love but how to lie Born and raised, the meek and the mild Remind me how to live I'm half-alive