Your heart is shattered across the evening sky
Pain refracted through a wraith-like eye
Silver bells chiming in your long black hair
Untold horrors locked behind your vacant stare
But when the rain comes I will keep you dry
In your darkness, you don’t have to cry
I will keep you warm on the coldest nights
Lift your face up to the morning light
And when you are startled and you are afraid
Together we will walk across our palisades
I will stay by your side down the long, dirt road
Hold your hand until we are spent and old
Hear my lullaby and sleep tonight
Rest your head here with me, my love
So you can sleep tonight.
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