This song was made round the same time as Daybreak Lantern. it's about an embittered soul longing for genuine love and truth in general, in spite of all the desire to shut everything out, a self-effort for self-preservation.

“I'll place my heart in a box,
Surround it with sticks and rocks,
And poison ivy too,” she said
“To keep me safe from you.”

“I don't want to hear the same words again.
It's like being thrown into a lion's den.
They'll tear you to pieces, then,
They'll do it all over again.

“Why must i be tortured
by the kids who play this game?
So many innocent blood
Shed in love's sweet name, sweet name
In love's sweet name.

“I met a boy who spoke of truth,
And he beamed with incredible youth
But I'd rather watch from afar
Watch him burn with the rest of the stars.

“And it’s vain to try to reach him,
And I'm content to hear him preaching.
Oh, what a sight it would be
If he'd tear up the skies for me, but never mind.

“Why must i be tortured
By the kids who play this game?
So many innocent blood
Shed in love's sweet name, sweet name
In love's sweet name.

“Love is treated like a sword,
And I thought it was an action word
But it seems a growing trend
That one betrays his friends.

“So away with the shoe made of glass
If you're here just to kiss my *a.k.a donkey*,” she said
“Would surely love to hear from you
When the earth starts to split in two.”

“Why must i be tortured
by the kids who play this game?
So many innocent blood
Shed in love's sweet name, sweet name
In love's sweet name.

“I'll place my heart/ in a box,
Surround it with/ sticks and rocks,
And poison ivy, too,     
And I'll wake when love, sweet love
Breaks through.”

In A Box

an open audio journal of sorts since 2012

In A Box

rea.