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The Loneliest Girl at D.I.A.

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For You I'll Always Burn

Perfect Day

Unconditional

For What it's Worth

Meet good old Carl, at the age of six, built him a fort out of stone and sticks
It was quite a thing to see
The children came and they jumped and played
With no regard for the fort he'd made
So he cried up in a tree
Well it was there at the age of ten that little Carl made his fort again
Perched up in the shade
Around the tree Carl built a fence
Far fewer children were allowed entrance
And every night he prayed

Oh, I pray my fort will hold
I pray my fort will hold

It came to pass when he was just thirteen
The biggest storm that you ever seen did that tree fort in
Mad as he was he simply shrugged and swore
He'd build another, bigger than before
And so he would begin
He combed the land for every plank and board
Most anything that he could hide or hoard
To strengthen what he'd made
You'd wonder if he ever weighed the cost
The time he spent or all the friends he lost
Or if he simply prayed

Oh, I pray my fort will hold
I pray my fort will hold

The tree it grew, the seasons came and went
God only knows how many hours were spent
Saving for someday
And sure enough time did what time will do
Ravage the old and devastate the new
Despite that prayer he'd pray

Oh, I pray my fort will hold
I pray my fort will hold

Building A Fort

I trip on a feeling
I rest my defense
She brings me a comfort
An ease to my step
I've hailed from a tower
Far from all of this
From feelings I cower
Despite all I miss

Oh, brittle heart grow stronger
Trust the way that you once did
Then I won't have to tell her
We should take it slow
Or if I go...

Say you won't be incomplete
we'll be like vanilla, simple and sweet
Say you won't care if I go

I've trusted illusions
I've cherished the meek
Been fraught with delusions
To find all I seek
Stars shine in her likeness
Birds sing for her smile
I speak of indifference
And fall all the while

So, brittle heart, grow stronger
Love the way that you once did
Then I won't have to tell her
We should take it slow
Or if I go...

Say you won't be incomplete
we'll be like vanilla, simple and sweet
Say you won't care if I go

Vanilla

Weight
On my shoulders
White
On the earth
Night blindness fading
Light and rebirth

You're still all I know
Steps in virgin snow

Heavens pulsing
Aspens are bare
Angels raining
White gold from their hair

You're still all I know
Steps in virgin snow

The Virgin Snow

Down by the railroad tracks ready to go
Stopped on his way home from a late night show
Parked just out of sight off old Sycamore street
Pulls her by her hair and throws her in the back seat
Well she ain't the first, she'll damn sure be the last
In the struggle she finds a way to end things fast
Spots his piece on the floor and with the slightest of ease
Puts the barrel to his chest and gives the trigger a squeeze
Yeah, Justice he couldn't out run
It came like a bullet from a gun

Down at the courthouse it's a media show
Prosecution arrives, white male jury in tow
On trial for murder with a capital C
A young colored girl states her self defense plea
Near the end of the trial the victim takes to the stand
And swears to her father, good book under her hand
When asked if she felt that what she'd done was a sin
Says "I gave it to him once and I would give it again"
Yeah, Justice he couldn't out run
It came like a bullet from a gun
Justice he couldn't out run
It came like a bullet from a gun

One more life lost in the bitter fight
No more strife, now she will live in light

Yeah, Judgment they'll never out run
She'll come like a bullet from a gun
Judgment they'll never out run
She'll come like a bullet from a gun


Bullet From A Gun

From the first day that you came into this world
I knew I'd never be the same
When round my thumb your tiny fingers curled
I knew a love that time could never tame

Baby blue eyes, May you grow strong and true
Baby blue eyes, May love's enduring light
Always shine on you

As I lay you down now gently in your bed
I leave you with a prayer
May God's grace fall on every trail you tread
And grant you with a heart that time will never tear

Baby blue eyes, May you grow strong and true
Baby blue eyes, May love's enduring light
Always shine on you

And as you grow the world will show it's ugly side
But don't you fear, be cavalier, and stay in stride
And as you grow I pray you know I'm on your side
Through thick and thin, you lose or win, you stand with pride

Baby blue eyes, May you grow strong and true
Baby blue eyes, May love's enduring light
Always shine on you

BrandonHenderson