Fear A Child Holds ----------------------- Something in the dark already knows The shape of every fear a child holds The wind cuts hard against his back His arms are holding tight I taste the cold before it lands His coat can't stop my fright There's something watching from the trees It breathes, it wants, it calls My father's chest is warm and sure But I can feel the walls He's right beside me, can't you see I feel him in my bones Dad, please, just look at me We are not alone You can't hear what I hear You can't hear what I hear He calls to me out of the dark Come away, come with me Come away, come with me I feel him reaching for my heart He leans so close I smell the rot Beneath his honey words He shows me colors, shows me light Like nothing seen or heard My father says it's only mist Just leaves and wind and grey I feel the hand already there I'm slipping, gone, away He's got his hands on me right now I'm screaming, can't you tell I don't know how, I don't know how I'm already fell You can't hear what I hear You can't hear what I hear He calls to me out of the dark Come away, come with me Come away, come with me I feel him reaching for my heart He never wanted games or flowers He only ever wanted hours I know that now, I know it clear I know what fathers cannot hear He knew my name before we met He knew the things I'd not forget He knew I'd go He knew I'd go No one saves you twice You won't hear what I heard You won't hear what I heard The voice has gone and so have I Come away, come with me Come away, come with me He called it like a last goodbye The horse slows down, the arms go slack The road ends where it ends What's carried forward can't go back The taken never bends You can't hear what I hear --- "Fear A Child Holds" Copyright © 2026 Rick n' Stolti. All rights reserved. [email protected]
