stop this pain, release me from your embrace   wipe the tears from your eyes, smear the blood on my face   shelter me from this shame, shelter me from disgrace   shelter me from all harm, keep me warm, keep me safe     shelter   lurks in tall shadows   sorrow     drink from the wounds your claws carved into me   blood is moved without veins outside of my body   close your eyes, on your knees, bow your head down to me   do not speak, do not breathe, do not hear, do not see     shelter   lurks in tall shadows   sorrow     in a lonely world, I could abandon   in an empty word, I could belong   I could be someone   in a warmer light, I would not shudder   but in my denial, I would not suffer   I would be alone   in a distant place, in a broken smile   that I could wander, I could wonder   I could find a home     demons have no fire, angels have no wings   tears do not need eyes to cry, but the water still stings   tongues do not need lies to speak of our sufferings   time does not need hands to turn and pull at the strings     shelter   lurks in tall shadows     sorrow   innocence and laughter, faith and healing   comforts me from the pain, bandages my bleeding   in isolation we walk, and in death we dream   in preparation we sleep to keep from feeling     shelter   lurks in tall shadows   sorrow