Locked Demons

Is it that time, father,

To go for a walk over the hills,

Is it that time, mother,

To go far south, where the air is so still?

Oh father,

Oh mother,

Is it time to go to sleep?

Is it time to lean forward and cry?

Is it time, daddy, is it time to die?

Is it time, mother,

To take a train and say hello,

Is it time, father,

To say goodbye and stand alone?

Oh dad,

Oh mom,

Where were you when it was time to sleep?

My demons must have locked you up in the keep,

When it was time to sleep, and not to break,

I couldn't…but stay awake,

Where were you, mother,

Crying over that red couch, with my brother,

Screaming oh screaming at father,

Without saying anything, you'd rather.

Were those tears of self-hatred?

Tears about the thing that was so sacred,

How far does this go?

And where are your two souls?

Father, you went away to save my world,

You did not ask, you did not say a word,

My god, if you ever knew how I still feel,

I just wanted to take a stroll over the hill.

For dad and mom

Just so you know