The Silent Observer

from Child of Ash (Demo) by Child of Ash

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lyrics

Woe, the face reflected before thee
Within polished glass under dim light
There is no place for childish fears
In a world where all our nightmares are real

In the shadow of the town hall
A God of concrete flesh
Averts its eyes from sickening scenes
Of a rampant lurid disease
To be the pig that dreams of flight
To be the corpse that dreams of life
Shattered in the plainest of sight
In a place devoid of sunlight

These demons, realised, ostracised
Childhood dreams shattered and burned
These demons, realised, ostracised
Childhood dreams shattered and burned

Because silence is golden and silence is needed
In this situation it’s ever so needed
So don’t say a word, my child…

The face within this polished glass
Falls into a thousand fragments
Lest we silently observe through our tears
The curtailment of our children’s innocent years

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from Child of Ash (Demo), released May 11, 2018

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