Lyrics

The Remainder

This is a reminder
The remainder
The stump of the tree
This is me begging, smiling
Sinking into the depths of the sea
This is a child lost in the night
A secret won’t see the light

This is the calling out
The falling down
The crumbling of the rotten core
This is a siren purring
Calling sleeping fleets unto her jagged shore
This is the sound of fork shaped tongues
The holy word through the hangman’s son

This is a silent walk, a monologue
A letter that I sent to myself
The story of a heroine too spent to call for help
These are the tears that just won’t fall
The screaming voice through the hotel wall