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The Man Who Never Left

from Your Kindness Let a Monster In by Spiral

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Now his mind is unstable
so he has to bolt his doors
and his heart is thrown wide
so he has to stay inside.
And he remembers every quiet touch
he ever brushed away.
And he remembers every kind word
anyone ever spoke.
And slowly
day after day
he begins to hate who he was.

So he’s cutting up memories
and pasting them on bare walls.
And every picture is empty.
And his mind empties with them.

And his heart fills, drop by drop
as he relives an under-appreciated life.

And he’s breaking down walls
And tearing up fences
And breaking through windows
And ripping up floors
And his eyes are open
To every small change
And his heart it breaks
With every new crash
But he’s freeing himself
From his own chains
And digging out
Of this prison he’s made
And maybe when he’s out
He can turn back around
And start to rebuild

Seal up the walls,
lock yourself in,
there’s only fear outside.

Now there’s a man in the window
that follows you with his eyes.
And his yard is overgrown
and his fence is knocked down.
And ever since you can remember
you’ve been told to stay away
from the man who never leaves.

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from Your Kindness Let a Monster In, released October 31, 2011

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Spiral Albuquerque, New Mexico

Chris, Aaron, and Bill, the three constant members of Spiral are desert born. They played childish games amongst dunes and cacti and now, their music breathes sand.

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