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A Corner of Boards and Rot

from Cannibal Now by Caleb Lail

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lyrics

The blood began to sour in my clenched fist,
The sky bled between the cracks and away the darkness pissed,
And she spoke low and her pulse soon flowed down my woe driven wrist,
There was no golden halo, just the same coat in which we’d kissed.

Chorus: Those claws soon spread into feathered wings,
Coming undone out of my flesh,
Your beauty sings,
“If I’m to die, let it be with you in my arms,”
Icarus, the sun is only so far.

And your twine entangled fingertips caressed my salty face,
I felt the warmth cascade off your body like a fireplace,
“Why can’t you be real?” shook my shoulders like a sob,
If you’re an angel, a seraph on high, why can’t I be G-d?

I felt her breath tickle my depressing skin,
The cold of her rosy cheeks burned me within,
The tears rolled like thunderclouds to reveal a blue sky,
Why? Why? Why?

I love you, I love you, but you were gone.

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from Cannibal Now, released September 15, 2016

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Caleb Lail Shelby, North Carolina

Caleb Lail is a multi-instrumental songwriter from Shelby, NC, dealing with topics like God and loneliness and death. Find him in a coffee shop or a mosh pit <3

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