Respite

from They’re Closer Than You Think by Alexander Alston

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This is necessary
I will not be your dream if I don’t fight
I’ll strive for sanctuary
I’ll live until I have earned your respite
Your ghost, it haunts these hallways
I wish that I could give you the rest that you’ve earned
Broken, tattered pathways
Shades of last lessons that have been left unlearned

And these words, they fall to whispers
Hope lies here in a quiet cold
I’ve never felt this darkness
Living in wait for the worst to unfold
The blood of fallen sisters
I feel myself drowning in the shade of what should have been
My chest it breaks in silence
I sleep until I sink into the rest that I belong in

But this is necessary
This is why I’ll fight
There is always ease in mercy
An ease that will not end this night
I will not fall to shadow
I’ll not fall out of sight
I’ll rise and stand tall again
And bathe in rays of light
Avoid hereditary
I’ll not be sedentary
Not trapped by estuary
I’ll try with all my might

Your memory completes me
And your ending always haunts me
But your inspiration feeds me
And I’ll use it to take flight
And these words are written for you
For great power was given by you
You’ve given all your passion
You fought for what was right
Your glow is a reminder
My demons won’t define me
Now is when I need to swim
For you have earned respite

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from They’re Closer Than You Think, released December 6, 2019
Music by Alston, Steven Gamblin, Mason Roden
Lyrics by Alston
Additional guitars performed by Alston and Strom
Additional vocals performed by Strom

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