umber dreams and hollow houses
lay hushed in dusk perfumed
vines of berries choke the porches
in lightless darkling mood
resigned to strangled surrender
the bramble holds me too
holds me too
me too
wan milky breast has turned to dust
the suckling lips gone pale
bleat a quivering lullaby
the barren cradle wails
wrapped in wraithweb the rocking chair
I cannot breech the veil
breech the veil
the veil
bent willows crow in sorrowsong
the path is overgrown
ghostprints lost grow indifferent moss
to suffocate the stone
wild briars bridle ages cold
the ivy wraps these bones
wraps these bones
these bones
beetles heavy with bitter board
stand sentinel until
bequeathed to worms the ghosts are left
to linger on the hill
withered hymn of hollow houses
soul sick lyric be still
lyric be still
be still