Were we made to pinch life from veins?
Preach divinity from false statuaries?
This depraved masquerade
More questions than answers
Flashbulbs burst at the parade
The caskets all singing
No martyr, no return
Crosses mark the spots we forgot
Take it back, take it slow
So no one ever knows
Those were the days
Inches turn to miles
Occupy the space
We left between those years of squalor
I know you want them back
What appetites find us in the shade
Ravished by a voice, ravaged by a truth
Coming straight for you
Watch out!
No martyr, no return
Crosses mark the spots we forgot
Take it back, take it slow
So no one ever knows
Those were the days
Now your last rites
What have you done with the one you love?
Where has she gone?
credits
from Vagrant Beat EP,
released August 22, 2011
Ryan James (vocals, guitar), Taylor Kreemer (drums), Aaron Smith (bass, vocals), Josh Stanley (guitar, vocals)
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