Heretic

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Well I was born into a pool of tepid water
And at five my heart was forged again out of steel
And I knew my friends had only sad times coming
Since the bathtub vision I saw was twice as real as a holy dream

And the tongues of fire descended on our foreheads
And my body grew weak when I made it my spirit’s slave
But curiosity got the better of my valor’s judgment
And forbidden books offered up the tattered page with unholy gleam

I’m a heretic, baby, I’m a heretic
I’m a heretic, baby, I’m a heretic

Well I tried to keep the hunger waiting on my doorstep
And I tried to exile thirst till the fountain renewed
A wooden woman who, on paper, made a promise
To hold me to my doctrine came unglued with the softest rain

I was confirmed in the stone abodes of my father’s people
And I crossed the sea to teach what I thought I’d learned
There can be no assurance for a man staring into darkness
And no fury of hell can match that of a lover spurned with the dragging chain

I’m a heretic, baby, I’m a heretic
I’m a heretic, baby, I’m a heretic

I never broke a bottle of champagne to christen any craft I might obtain
I’d trade the glamor for something mundane if it’s ordained

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from Black Moon Howl, released July 2, 2017

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Black Moon Howl Boulder, Colorado

Black Moon /blak mün/ (noun): the rare occurrence of a second new moon within a single month

Howl /haʊl/ (noun): vocalized longing

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