Leafisdemise

From Boreal's POV

I can't trust anyone or anything these days

(has never been able to. The only one he could trust was himself)

If you are who you say you are, then show your face

(A little desperate. Wary. Overly cautious of everything around him.)

Came out of the ocean like you came out of a dream

Your voice, it sounds familiar, but you are not what you seem (mother)

All your words of comfort cannot take away my doubts (mother)

I can't trust anyone or anything these days

But I know what you want and why (it was all for personal gain. For money. For influence. For image)

Of all the strangers, you're the strangest that I've seen

I'm not afraid to die (this mindset started even before he joined the army)

I can't trust anyone or anything these days

You are not the one you say you are (both)

You are not the one you say you are (parents)

I know enough to say you are not what you claim to be

I've kept a close watch upon you and I don't like what I see

I can't escape the feeling that you'll get me in the night (ties to Slither)

I sleep with one eye open, and I'm not afraid to fight

We were born in the valley (a family)

Of the dead and the wicked

(Tilly's family has a history of family trauma. They're all wicked to others and each other)

We were born in the shadow

Of the crimes of our fathers

Blood was our inheritance

No, we did not ask for this

Will you lead me? (Tilly to Boreal)

We were young when we heard you

Call our names in the silence

(beckoning? Or punishing?)

Like a fire in the dark

Like a sword upon our hearts

(sworn fealty. Legacy. Can't leave)

We came down to the water

And we begged for forgiveness

Shadows lurking close behind (father)

We were fleeing for our lives

(fleeing from one bad place to another.

From abuse to war)