the man who lived alone

from the caged bird sings (demo album) by Claire Rivers

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INTRO: There is a man I used to know- In a black castle lives alone- with crumbling walls he haunts that home- he drowns the floors with Espalon

VERSE 1: I still see him sweetly in my sleep – though he’s stolen everything from me – I wake up and I weep-I know I was never truly his to keep

VERSE 2: And I’m sorry for you – despite the evils that you do – because I know there are people who – cannot swallow what they shoot – and I’ve been in as much pain as you – so I have eyes that can see through……

VERSE 3: The light proof windows that you bar – dark sunglasses and tented car – ten thousand cages cast around your heart –but you protected too much-you grew weak and fell apart

VERSE 4: You thought that castle would keep you together – but in its cobwebs you could not weather - anything or anyone that walked inside- so you turn the lights off and you hide- from yourself

VERSE 5: Call me home then kick me out – love me until we leave the house – that red hell-trap of a home-that red hell-trap of a home-that red hell-trap of a home-that red hell-trap of a home-that red hell-trap of a home- that red hell-trap of a home-

VERSE 6: That place was always swarming with ghosts – I hated you when I loved you the most - and now you’re another one of them – a musician who cannot get out though he has gotten in

VERSE 7: I thought that you were something else – perhaps a bit more like myself – oh, how naïve – to believe......

TRANSITION: To believe that love can live in loneliness- to believe that love can live in loneliness-to believe that love can live in loneliness-to believe that love can live in loneliness-

OUTRO: There is a man I used to know-in his black castle he lives alone- ohh-ohh-ohh- oh-oh

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from the caged bird sings (demo album), released March 22, 2020

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