TELL ME



DARK MOON
SO DARK AND ROUND
CAST YOUR SHINE UPON THE GROUND
YOU DO NOT SLEEP
NOR DO YOU CARE
BUT YOU SHOW YOUR MONSTROUS FORM EVERYWHERE

ACROSS THE LAND
OVER FIELD AND STREAM
YOU FLASH YOUR THICK YELLOW BEAM
OVER A HOUSE
OVER A BARN
OVER A SHACK
MANSION
OR FARM

BLUE
SILVER
GRAY
AND GOLD
AND UNTOLD STORY YOU MUST HOLD
A STORY OF LOVE
POWER
OR GREED
MAYBE A STORY OF SOMEONE'S NEED
A NEED TO BELONG
A NEED TO LIVE
A NEED TO WIN
OR A NEED TO GIVE
TO GIVE YOUR LOVE TO SOMEONE WHO GIVES THEIR LOVE IN FULL TO YOU

SO TELL ME DARK MOON AS I LOOK AT YOUR FACE
WHO LOVES ME?
WHERE IS MY PLACE?
IN A HOUSE WITH CHILDREN AND A GOOD MAN
PLEASE DARK MOON
TELL ME IF YOU CAN.


 

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