Only the Lie Survives

from Nobody Home by The Revenants

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The first thought comes followed by another
And then another thought fills my head
So dense I might smother
It's like drowning in an inky pool of my own musing
And it never makes much frickin' sense
‘Cause it’s all so confusing
I try to piece it together
As if that were something I could do
Then I give it up to you
But you don’t have a clue

I am swallowed up
Swallowed up in you
No matter what I do
I am swallowed up in you

What is it I’m trying to say I don’t really know
But I keep on trying trying to say it
Just to see where it might go
I can tell you’re losing patience
Your eyes betray you
Or maybe you kinda of fear me
Like I might somehow sway you
It don’t matter to me now
There’s a darkness coming on
There’s bats in the belfry
And the guitar I’m strumming on

What do I taste like
Am I a full meal
When I'm filling up your belly
How does it really feel

Maybe you don’t believe me
How can I convince you
Down to the meat of the matter
I stew and mince you
I draw on your essence
With my every breath
It is my buffer, my cushion
My shield from death
And if you said, Come here now
You know that I will follow
Just open up your mouth
Open up your mouth and swallow

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from Nobody Home, released August 17, 2023

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