SIX STRINGS OF SORROW

In the morning light

I need to have you near me

To hold me tight

Red sun builds new horizons

Another life

Beyond the crystal moonshine bright

A mirror reflects the truth

To never once replace you

Six strings of love to sing to

Six strings aflame

Dark powers to keep you guessing

The mystery girl remains

And through a million sounds

And a million battle grounds

This spreading hate and war can’t keep my good love down

In the morning light

I turn my head away

No need to fight

This hollow frame is empty

Last night I cried how I made love to Lilith

Cold shadows writhe

In barren wastelands chilling

Six strings of sorrow to give you

Six strings of pain

My world reduced to ashes

Come join the swirling winds

Entire nations dying

Will be my only thrill

This call to self destruction

Devastation be my will

Why are all the flowers dying?

(you’ve let them decay)

Why are you always crying?

(you’ve led me astray)

Why must the march go ever onward…

Onward towards the shame

Breaking hearts in pieces

Sweeping sidewalks in the rain

Six strings of sorrow

Six strings of pain

Six years of hopelessness

We can not wash away

Tear down these walls

Tear to pieces everything

A barren hall

And a shallow soul goes with me

Lyrics by L. Poems  copyright 2002, all rights reserved