Portrait

by Bold of the Bear

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lyrics

Castle in the clouds
Always looking down
Every time it blinks
A brick falls to the ground

As I lay alone
Sleeping in my bed
Brick falls past my head
And past below and I am glad

Leafless harmony
Boxes from the deep
Locker next to me
But I cannot open it, it seems

Working at these gears
Comes my deepest fear
A box I cannot share
But the hole in my bed still is there

The portrait can speak until the frame melts away
The picture can sink and the pallet can stay

Lost from arm to arm
No need for alarm
Bitter cold and warm
This wicked trouble brings no harm

Speak me in the eye
Listen to the lie
This blade of grass will die
Look me down and turn the knife

The portrait can speak until the frame melts away
The picture can sink and the pallet can stay

Lock up one more place
Blistered bricks and empty space
Turn to set the pace
Ahead the broken line will end the race

The portrait can speak until the frame melts away
The picture can sink and the pallet can stay

The portrait can speak until the frame melts away
The picture can sink and the pallet can stay

credits

released May 24, 2016
Marnie Ruckman - Additional Vocals
Shane Tully - Guitar
Colton Crandell - Trumpet, Shtrumphelhorn

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