Kingdom Of Fear (feat. Minori Sanchiz-Fung)

In the kingdom of fear

A shadow hovers over my cover of leaves and violets

A shadow is whispering

"I have agony on my side

I have experts on violence

I have control of the tide"

We get plucked one by one

We get pruned before we can behold

The fruit that is our offering

I have pleaded to see at long last

What blooms I produce

What magenta will effuse from this labour

And truly reflect my heart

I have pleaded to consult the chorus of night

To hold the strands of moon that tether me to beauty

And lets me rest

I have pleaded, "Let me return these songs to the dirt"

Cognizant of the wound that has yet to heal

If I am denied the kindness needed to transform sorrow

If I am denied the simple gentleness of existing

Then I will leave my gifts, like lichen, over the oak branches

Trusting they'll be safe until you find them

Even in the kingdom of fear

The air murmurs its song through the streets

Joy remains wild

It has baffled the cage again

It has cut through the horror

Using only what is already there

What you did not perceive as strong, as long lasting

Thread the fine eye of time's needle with your heart

And begin to mend

Begin to mend

Begin to mend