Smushie - Alley Of The Spirit Lyrics

      

Alley of the spirit
by Smushie

I fought as though you’d lit a match
And set my tail aflame
My shoulders warding secrets
From the shadows I can’t name
And frail men in the corner were shifting off the blame
You’ll be swollen in your victory, my friend

 Did you enjoy the show?
And were you the first one on the scene?
Was it the heavy hand of justice
That fossilized the queen?
The wailing court commencing
Into a failed routine
That split the rank and file to their ends

 And now the walls are bending
As they swarm the village quarter
I hide before the traps are laid
I walk with ragged wings
There’s dust to coat the starlight
There’s mud to pull you under
I hold my yellow beads, I hear the songs of future kings

 Son, do not retreat to the alley of the spirits
For you may lead the empire to a dawn worth fighting for
I believe that the heroes are standing on the ledges
Tailors come to mend the trims and settle every score

 The clock cannot be made to delay the coming storm
Many miles, unseen terrors, the price of true defeat
Though I try to persuade the evening stillness to remain
From the sinner’s lane, the god of rain comes raving to the beat

 And now the walls are bending
They swarm the village quarter
I hide before the traps are laid
I walk with ragged wings
There’s dust to coat the starlight
There’s mud to pull you under
I hold my yellow beads, I hear the songs of future kings