Storm Song

The storm came and tore leaves down

And the branches ached out loud

Like they were screaming

All night the wind took hold

And shook this hollow house

And woke the demons

And I knew I wasn't right in the head

The letter hadn't come

The one you sent before you had to leave me

And I'm never going to know what it said

Some things are secrets people die with

Some things are secrets people die with

At first light a lonesome bird

Sang a song of brooding pain

To fain believing

And I thought about the way

We learn to carry on through the grieving

And the leaves still cling to the evergreens

Some things...