Aurillac

You were terrible
And you were kind
Between the shield, between the mime
You were terrifying
And oh so strange
Witnessing your red lit game
Empty eyes roll over my spine
We heard barking dogs in the flickering light

Hold me, hold me, hold me by the water so wide
Show me all is well on the inside

Born and bred
The weak, the wise
Remind me how to love but how to lie
Born and raised, the meek and the mild
Remind me how to live I'm half-alive

And the floorboards were creaking
Under all of our feet
And we hid from the faces and their gleaming white teeth
All the feathers were dancing
Over all of our heads
And no cheers from a crowd that had already left

Hold me, hold me, hold me by the water so wide
Show me all is well on the inside

Born and bred
The weak, the wise
Remind me how to love but how to lie
Born and raised, the meek and the mild
Remind me how to live I'm half-alive

Born and bred
The weak, the wise
Remind me how to love but how to lie
Born and raised, the meek and the mild
Remind me how to live I'm half-alive