THROUGH THE DEEP, DARK VALLEY, THE OH HELLOS ( 2012 )
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“ we were born in the valley of the dead and the wicked. ”
“ we were born in the shadow of the crimes of our fathers. ”
“ blood was our inheritance. ”
“ no, we did not ask for this. ”
“ we were young when we heard you call our names in the silence. ”
“ it’s like a fire in the dark. ”
“ it’s like a sword upon our hearts. ”
“ we came down to the water and we begged for forgiveness. ”
“ there are shadows lurking close behind. ”
“ we were fleeing for our lives. ”
“ i was sleeping in the garden when i saw you first. ”
“ he’d put me deep, deep under so that he could work. ”
“ like the dawn, you broke the dark and my whole earth shook. ”
“ bones of my bones, and flesh of my flesh, at last. ”
“ you were the brightest shade of sun i had ever seen. ”
“ your skin was gilded with the gold of the richest kings. ”
“ like the dawn, you woke the world inside of me. ”
“ you will surely be the death of me. ”
“ but how could I have known? ”
“ child, i’m afraid for your soul. ”
“ these things that you’re after, they can’t be controlled. ”
“ this beast that you’re after will eat you alive and spit out your bones. ”
“ she’ll string you along and she’ll sell you a lie. ”
“ there’s nothing but pain on the edge of a knife. ”
“ there is no courage in flirting with fear to prove you’re alive. ”
“ i’ve seen the true face of the things you call life. ”
“ the voice of the siren that holds your desires. ”
“ death, she is cunning, and clever as hell. ”
“ she’ll eat you alive. ”
second child, restless child
“ see, i was born the second child. ”
“ i had a spirit running wild, running free. ”
“ they saw trouble in my eyes. ”
“ they were quick to recognize the devil in me. ”
“ see, i was born a restless child. ”
“ i could hear the world outside calling me. ”
“ heaven knows how hard i tried. ”
“ the devil whispered lies i believed. ”
“ can you hear it hanging on the wind? ”
“ can you feel it underneath your skin? ”
“ you’ve got to go on, further than you’ve ever gone. ”
“ you’ve got to run far from all you’ve ever known. ”
“ i ran like a speeding train. ”
“ i cut my hair and changed my name. ”
“ i only had myself to blame. ”
“ curse my restless, wandering feet. ”
“ all the love you gave to me, it wasn’t enough to keep me. ”
“ i stole from my father all i thought i could sell. ”
“ i bent my knee to many kings, and idols of prosperity. ”
“ for my soul, he made an offer. ”
“ to the dust again i fell. ”
“ oh, that devil’s got a hold on me now.”
“ well, it’s a long way out to reach the sea. ”
“ i’m sure i’ll find you waiting there for me. ”
“ meet me in the middle of the road. ”
“ you’ll hold me like you’ll never let me go. ”
“ beside the salty water, I could hold you close. ”
“ you are far too beautiful to love me. ”
“ it’s a long climb up the dusty mountain. ”
“ i tried to build a turret tall enough to keep you out. ”
“ when you wage your wars against the one who adores you, then you’ll never know the treasure that you’re worth. ”
“ i’ve never been a wealthy one before. ”
“ i’ve got holes in my pockets burned by liars’ gold. ”
“ i think i’m far too poor for you to want me. ”
“ it’s been a long road, losing all i’ve owned. ”
“ you don’t know what you’ve got until you’re gone. ”
“ it’s a nasty habit, spending all you have. ”
“ when you’re doing all the leaving, then it’s never your love lost. ”
“ if you leave before the start, then there was never love at all. ”
“ heaven knows i’m prone to leave the only god i should have loved. ”
“ you’re far too beautiful to leave me. ”
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“ we both know i’m the one to blame. ”
“ when i saw my demons, i knew them well and welcomed them. ”
“ i’ll come around… someday. ”
“ i know that i have gone astray. ”
“ when i saw my reflection, it was a stranger beneath my face. ”
“ they tell me i could be set free. ”
“ i was born at the hands of the potter. ”
“ i was torn from the start. ”
“ i was torn between my god and my father. ”
“ i was born at the dawn of our folly. ”
“ i was young, and stubborn to the bone. ”
“ i took from the tree that was rotting
“ i took my chance and bit down deep. ”
“ the weight of the world was crippling. ”
“ now i’ll hide my shame with woven leaves. ”
“ i knew you’d never forgive me. ”
“ i have made mistakes; i continue to make them. ”
“ the promises i’ve made, i continue to break them. ”
“ all the doubts i’ve faced, i continue to face them. ”
“ nothing is a waste if you learn from it. ”
“ the sun, it does not cause us to grow. ”
“ it is the rain that will strengthen your soul. ”
“ it will make you whole. ”
“ we have lived in fear, and our fear has betrayed us. ”
“ we will overcome the apathy that has made us. ”
“ we are not alone in the dark with our demons. ”
“ we have made mistakes, but we’ve learned from them. ”
“ oh, my heart, how can I face you now? ”
“ we both know how badly i have let you down. ”
“ i am afraid of all that i’ve built fading away.”
“ i was young and naive. ”
“ as i was told, so i believed. ”
“ i was told there’s only one road that leads you home. ”
“ the truth was a cave on the mountainside. ”
“ i’d seek it out until the day i died. ”
“ i was bound and determined to be the child that you wanted. ”
“ but i was blind to every sign you left for me to find. ”
“ the truth became a tool that i held in my hand. ”
“ i wielded it, but i didn’t understand. ”
“ i got tired of giving more than you gave to me. ”
“ i desired a truth i wouldn’t have to seek. ”
“ in the silence i heard you calling out to me. ”
“ we were born in the valley of the dead and the wicked. ”
“ our father’s father fell to the crimes he’d committed. ”
“ we were young when we heard you call our names in the silence. ”
“ still you lead me, never leave me. ”
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