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Parallel

from Jilted by Spencer Carlson

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I am a mute tree
John Barleycorn laughing at me, through me
Sometimes I feel like a witch that must
Drown in an ocean just to prove I'm human
As I go downtown to witness
A public hanging of someone who's innocent
Before they send him down, he said out loud
Words that brought me to my knees
As he said,

"Don't you cry for me
They can't own me
Before I go in peace
I wanna leave you with one thing
All our pain is parallel
Save a life and save yourself
Find a kindred heart
Before yours tears apart
Take the pain and find a way
To help another through
The things that burn in you
The things that burn in you"

John Barleycorn saw me, tried to console me
With words I'd never wish to hear
As my chest fills with angry acid
My stomach turns on end
As he said,

"Don't you cry for him
He is a man of sin
Only to be forgotten
You are nothing like him
You are still a free man
Go on and live your life
While you still got the time"

But if I'm truly free
Why do you haunt me?
Like a ghost that no one can see
Yet when I walk the town
I can see it all around
People who are just as scared as me
I'm praying for the day
When we'll all walk away
From all your lies that left us hypnotized but
I guess for now
I'll look up at the clouds
And pray that the rain will wash your filth away
For good

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from Jilted, released June 24, 2020

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