First Song

I've found a way beyond the dark

Filthy and humble hands strike the spark

From cardboard cones through screen door squares

My pockets of smoke, roll down the stairs

Long braids of leaves printed on knees

We fought through sleep, those wars were sweet

I've fed my lines, blank gutted words

Our shadows running, filled up with thirst

I found a way, the curtains part

Failed songs sung loudly through holes in hearts

I can't tell why I'm sure

I am poisoned and I'm pure

These secrets we all share

Keep our breath inside the air

The flint might slip, the stream could stall

A twisted compass and still it finds the dawn

I found a way beyond the dark

Failed songs sung loudly through holes in hearts