Twist Me by the Arm

from As Far As Blindness Could See by Androcles and the Lion

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We've forgotten all of our names
In the streets we used to play in
When our mothers called us back to sleep
In the homes we used to pray in
Where I would lay there at your feet
Sometimes I think that I might can be the same
Again

We've worn out the heavy clothes
That our fathers used to grieve in
And left them in the empty tomb
That my sister first believed in
And what's worse is just to know
What once was sweetest is now barren in the snow
Again

In the nights my thoughts have tried
To return and then to reconcile
That I have nothing to resist
Just contentment of a life less lived
And did you know
Did you know that you're the only part
To twist me by the arm
And take me to an answer why

It hurts more
Everyday

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from As Far As Blindness Could See, released August 15, 2011

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