These are the signs of the life I lead on the inside.
My hair is still wild, pupils wide from taking refuge in the night.
I know my life could be more than I’ve made it.
These are the signs of the things I hide from the daylight.
Dear friends, read a little closer. I need it.
Darkness is often in the fine print. Can you see it?
This is the sound of the words I choose in the morning.
My smile’s still wide, but my teeth are clenched like a floodgate.
“Do they know what’s inside?”
I know that I choose the mask that I wear.
This is the sound of the me I’ve built crumbling down, down, down.
“Dear son, live a little brighter. Just try it.
Life is just beyond your eyelids, I promise.”
- Lyrics by Chris Skillern
credits
from Nocturnes,
released March 8, 2011
Chris Skillern - Bass, lead vocals
Kevin Skillern - Guitars
Craig Maricle - Drums
Recorded 2010 with Hank Charles at Valcour Sound in Broken Arrow, OK
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