The Glass Pillar

Name: The Glass Pillar
Duration: 308 s
Manublueeyes
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Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Twenty years of holding up the sky
With a steady hand and a bone-dry eye.
I see the bruises on the ones I love
I pull the lightning from the clouds above.
They see a soldier, they see a stone
They don’t see the marrow turning into foam.
I’m the mystery they never try to solve
The one who stays steady while the rest dissolve.

[Pre-Chorus]
My sister needs a bridge, my brother needs a light
So I burn myself to keep them warm tonight.
I’m bleeding through the bandages, beneath the heavy coat
But I keep the salt from rising in my throat.

[Chorus]
I’ll keep fighting for the ones who need me most
Even if I’m turning into nothing but a ghost.
I’m the girl who never breaks, the girl who never cries
While I hide the funeral behind my smiling eyes.
You won't see the damage, you won't see the cost
I’ll find everyone else... even if I stay lost.

[Verse 2]
The man you chose is a shadow in the hall
I’m the only thing that’s standing ‘tween the family and the fall.
I’m hurt in places you will never find
A jagged kind of secret, a war within the mind.
You think I’m strong because I don't demand a thing
But I’m just a bird with a leaden wing.
I step on the future to keep the present still
I’ll be the cure, even if I’m the one who’s ill.

[Bridge]
(Tempo slows down, voice becomes a haunting whisper)
Don't look too close, you might see the cracks.
Don't ask the truth, you won't like the facts.
I’m the daughter of the silence, the keeper of the flame
I’ll carry all your crosses and I’ll never say my name.
(Vocal builds into a powerful, dark belt)
I am the anchor! I am the shield!
I am the harvest of a poisoned field!

[Chorus]
I’ll keep fighting for the ones who need me most
Even if I’m turning into nothing but a ghost.
I’m the girl who never breaks, the girl who never cries
While I hide the funeral behind my smiling eyes.
You won't see the damage, you won't see the cost
I’ll find everyone else... even if I stay lost.

[Outro]
(Music fades to a low, pulsing bass)
I’m okay... (I’m not okay).
I’m staying... (I’m fading away).
Twenty years of being the one who stays.
Go to sleep now.
I’ll watch the dark.
I’ll always... watch the dark.