Skinwalker's Lament hastur

[Verse 1] Wore your Sunday smile Like a borrowed coat Too tight in the shoulders Still warm at the throat Your mother said my name And I almost turned Forgot who I’d stolen In the rush and the burn [Chorus] This is the skinwalker’s lament Every face I wear gets thin Every name I take feels bent Never sure which voice I’m in If I leave these lives I’ve lent Do I vanish Or begin? [Verse 2] Your dog wouldn’t kiss me Just stared and shook Like he saw all the faces Stacked under this look You kissed my crooked jaw Said “you feel far away” I laughed in the wrong timbre And you flinched at the stray [Chorus] This is the skinwalker’s lament Every face I wear gets thin Every name I take feels bent Never sure which voice I’m in If I leave these lives I’ve lent Do I vanish Or begin? [Bridge] I remember being smaller Bare feet Raw earth Clear sky Before the trade Before the hunger Before I learned to lie Now every mirror’s crowded Strangers pressed against the glass I’m a chorus of old echoes Asking who was first Who’s last (who’s last) [Chorus] This is the skinwalker’s lament Every face I wear gets thin Every love I touch repents When the seams show through my skin If I shed these lives I’ve spent Do I vanish Or begin?