The Circle Holds -------------------- The dark behind my eyes has light of its own I’ll unwind my will in the black I wear the dark the way I wear it, alone You burn and speak and pull the world off track The circle holds, it holds me No wish to go back The circle holds, it holds me I’m queen of what the waking world abandoned My blood runs heavy, thick, and drawn The ash-white hours crawl but cannot reach me The boundary I’ve cut will hold past dawn The circle holds, it holds me I’ve no wish to go back The circle holds, it holds me Nothing of day gets in The circle holds, it holds me Come burn through me I want what moves behind the skin I wear The whole structure starts to breathe I am the line and what it holds I do not ask what hides beneath The circle holds, it holds me I’ve no wish to go back The circle holds, I hold it I’ll keep what they abandoned The circle holds, it holds me Burn me, burn through me Hah, the circle holds, it holds me I’ve no wish to go back And the circle holds, it holds me Nothing of day gets in I cut the line to keep the world out I cut it just to let him in I wear the dark the way I wear my blood I let the boundary grow thin The circle holds, it holds me... --- "The Circle Holds" Copyright © 2025 Rick n' Stolti. All rights reserved. [email protected]
