Thieves' Kitchen - Chovihani Rise lyrics

I see shapes in shadows Like a child The faces that clouds make And once in a while I see the past, the future The dreams I never had, And you carry on regardless And you say I must be mad But if you knew What they say about you The secrets they've told me The unseen truth The disinterred rhythms The echoes that breathe: "If only you'd listen You'd start to believe" I am tired as fury And still you won't let me run away Bind me with my freedom Bliss in ignorance, or so they say Skies are black tomorrow Black as sulphur on the tongues of thieves Blazing through the silence A private pain beneath the scarlet leaves I fear fight for survival I'll keep my tears to keep the peace Don't tell me you're sorry I don't want to hear a word you say Help me through the thunder Help me see the light of day Dark clouds don't become me You know I never could stand the rain You may laugh at me now I'm laughing too inside to hide the pain A mask of simple sweetness Belies the fears my years have been Disguises well the neatness Of being quiet and obscene You can't fight this for me I am warrior, enemy and prize Whoever wins the battle Makes sure that something else inside me dies I'm the spoil of ages Blue veins drive the pain that makes me sing I'm a blind Ka**andra I see the d**h of life in everything And though the skies were cloudy I saw you smile the day it rained And though you tried to warn me Nothing ventured, nothing gained Bare my fate with fury And still you won't let me run away Bind me with my freedom Bliss in ignorance, or so they say Skies are blue tomorrow Blue as screaming in the howling wind Blue as sacred sadness A lisping child before you, I give in I fear fight for survival I'll keep my tears to keep my pride My name is fire to speak it I'll see you on the other side I see the past, the future The dreams I never had And you carry on regardless And you say I must be mad But if you knew What they say about you The secrets they've told me The unseen truth The disinterred rhythms The echoes they breathe: "If only you listen You'd start to believe"