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#10 of 20.

a flooded engine

learned how to hide
a flooded engine
in plain sight

flooded with light
in every corner
a folded knife

treasure
taking
cover
where the hungry
helicopters
hover
when they descend
when they descend
have no illusions
the dream is yours to
defend

the water eats the wall
the water eats the wall
the fate of the frozen veil is
to fall
to fall

learned how to need
when i was walking in tatters
you looked at me
like i was someone
who mattered

treasure
taking
cover
where the hungry
helicopters
hover
when they breach the dam
when they breach the dam
i will protect you
with everything that
i am

i will protect you with
everything that
i am

an ecstasy of

an ecstasy of the agony
of love

the agony of love

from out of the frozen veil comes
the flood
the flood

(from “raised by swans is the name of a man, vol. 2: run with the silent wildfires”. available now. all lyrics and music written and performed by e. howden)