Gretchen's Eve

[Verse] Black velvet sky burnin’ bright tonight Got no answers just that ancient light Gretchen whispers truths we can't deny In the shadow of JC never askin’ why [Verse] Cold winds wail now in the dead of night Ghosts of questions driftin' outta sight Thorny path we walk treadin' real light Her eyes hold stories like a mirror shinin' bright [Chorus] Gretchen dances in the fire's glow we see Hear her voice cut through darkness’ decree In her laugh the echoes of what could be Wakin' spirits from their endless misery [Verse] In the morning's chill her spirit’s strong She’s been waitin’ for her chance all along JC’s eyes to the ground grumblin' a song Her silence loud his presence suddenly wrong [Chorus] Gretchen dances in the fire's glow we see Hear her voice cut through darkness’ decree In her laugh the echoes of what could be Wakin' spirits from their endless misery [Bridge] In the thunder of her quiet rage we cry Questions floatin' where the answers die Moonlight guides her steps by and by Her shadowed strength makin' us all try