I've seen white walls waste away And I am sickened and awake for hours, for days Broken down, I am caustic inside, outside calcified This never stops I re-read every word you said Spat it out on script And bandaged what was left Oh Holy Island I carry the sick down to the shore Oh Holy Island I carry the sick, the son you betrayed has finally passed away Sunken eyes and bruised wrists, the journals of one so cold Those below, so unclean, I've come to collect you all An eye for an eye in good time, honest men left us blind For all I consumed, I'm buried here with you She lay there, naked and innocent wrapped in these bed sheets My father, forgive me, I never had a choice The beast died a thousand times in me I wait so patiently
credits
from Hospital Corners,
track released November 5, 2011
Written and performed by Bastions.
Bastions are Jamie McDonald, Danny Garrod, Jamie Burne and Gareth Davies
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