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Retreat!

from The Thaw EP by Birch House

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lyrics

I grew up alone
inside a sinner's mind
a place where I could find
a home to call my own

What kind of child
has a secret not to tell
for fear of facing hell
and choking on black bile?

I retreated inward where
the lying could stop
Too tired too tired to keep on trying

I believe that comfort comes
from being bad as you are
and knowing no one else can see

I grew up alone
with everyone I knew
who moved in as I grew
and settled in my home

Roots grew in so deep
before they knew my dark
or what's beneath the bark
where secrets still sleep

(Gregory, I see you
and I can feel you
inside my bones
you're okay and
I'm here for you now
while you pray
for this secret to go away)

I retreated inward where
The lying could stop
Too tired too tired to keep on trying

I believe that comfort comes
from being mad as you are
and knowing that no one else can see

I retreated inward where
The lying could stop
Too tired too tired to keep on trying

I believe that comfort comes
from being sad as you are
and knowing that no one else can see

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from The Thaw EP, released March 25, 2014

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