Arienette

The fragile keep secrets, gathered in pockets

And they will sell them for nothing

A cheap watch or locket that kind of gold washes off

And the sad act like lepers, they stick to the shadows

They long to ring bells of warnin' to tell us that their coming

So that the pure can shut their doors

And the angry are animals senseless and savage

They act without order in logical lapses

They stain their mouths with blood

So take my hand, this barren land is alive tonight

Oh, the corn has grown stalks that form a wall to hide

But the wind carries sounds that I can't see from beyond that line

Then the stalks begin to sway

Oh, stay with me Arienette

Until' the wolves are away, yea

Well wicked are vultures, and they bake in the canyons

They circle in sunlight and wait for their victims

To collapse and call to them

And desperate of water, they run down forever

And they soak into silence, and end up together

And a dark and distant, dark and distant place

So, don't leave me here with only mirrors watching me

This house holds nothing but the memories

And the moon it leaves silver but never sleep

Then the silver turns to gray

Oh, stay with me Arienette

Until' the wolves are away