Fear
is beckoning me to abandon hope
surrender to these feelings that i know
will lead me to that lonely, dark, and cold
land of the living dead
sometimes
i don’t know how i can carry on
like every day i’m reaching far beyond
the strength in me to see the rising dawn
approaching from the east
i am a living martyr
the walking dead
a prisoner to
these crippling thoughts inside my head
a mother with no child
a creature with no place
i feel the world
can see it written on my face
i struggle on to hide
the pain that lurks beneath
to keep the world at bay
and keep me in one piece
desire comes betrays me,
reveals my loathsome shame
these empty arms still long to
hold the missing babe
oh come and rescue me, Lord from this fire
i feel the flames closing in
but in the hands of a gracious provider
i’ll rise from the ashes again!
credits
from SISTERS,
released September 4, 2016
lyrics: baxter
music: baxter, miner
Featuring members of Noothgrush, Graves at Sea, and more, the Oakland metal band juxtapose cavernous doom with spaced-out shoegaze. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 21, 2024