Hollow Anthems Lyrics

Still inside the railroad yard

Showing mercy, that's not who we are

Never scared on the prayer log

In the clearing by a wild pack of dogs

By old venom river we preach forgiveness

Dad on the porch or in the town square bus

Parting another strong woman's hair

Who plays broken organs and musical chairs

Flowers in the chimney

So much for anonymity

High above a mighty current

Forgive and forget you ever learned it

Running through our eastern prairie barn

Two hours before the solar alarm

A cabin's lantern outlining trappers and traitors

I'm leaving I'm grieving I'm the last vindicator

Resting my axe mid-day in the field

Wolves in the distance yeah we made a deal

Heading for the smoke and open ocean

The first casualty was any sense of emotion

Dip the pen

Complete the journey

One last coda

A missing soldier

Here's a vision

It's blind and twisted

Oh, he's a slacker

Inching backwards

Morning candles

Awkward banter

True and hopeful

Cocktail social

Never ending

Freedom pending

An empty mansion

Hollow anthems