The Stone that Weeps

[Intro — Motif] The stone weeps The ruin keeps it [A1 — Heir] I took it from the old king’s hand I took the drip they used for peace Saints on a rock Village on a leash They called my brother beautiful They called me the leftover mouth I put my fingers in the dark And I did not give it back [Motif] The stone weeps The ruin keeps it [B — Fledgling] A student came for folklore Left wearing the night She ran with what I killed for Theater dust and a sister’s light I put my head back on I learned her name the hard way Obsession is a second pulse It does not care who prays [Violin Solo] [A2 — Heir] Small wrong shapes in the mortar Pieces I shed like skin A mother worse than mercy A castle that drinks its kin Pretty blood can keep a town Ugly blood keeps a throne I am the son the saints refused I wear the drip alone [Guitar Solo] [Motif — Coda] The stone weeps The ruin keeps it The stone weeps I keep it