Inkpot Gods

Oh, what these, these aren’t tears

It’s just the rain that wasn’t brave enough to fall

And what they hear isn’t laughter after all

It’s just your voice learning for once to stand up tall

And when the rain came down

I made a vow out to the gods

Please let her live just one more day

'Cause she is so much more than all her scars

And if she doesn’t have the will

But it seems the whole world does, I’ll stay because

I will be the man my father never was

And what you hear is not silence

It’s just the trees waiting to hear what next you’ll hum

And what you see is not the dark

It’s just the gods upturning inkpots

'Cause they know what you’ll become

And to those gods I will speak bluntly

We’ve an accord

If you ever touch or harm him

Please rest assured

That you might not fear a man

But to a woman by the end you’ll kneel and plea

'Cause I'm more than what my mum told me to be

And I can hear her sing

And I know she’s giving up

And I don’t know what to do, how to help her

How to bring her home

And I can hear him break

And he doesn’t understand

And I wish that I could take his hand

But where I'm going is for me and me alone

And I can her sing

If I don’t make it back from where I’ve gone

Just know I loved you all along

If I don’t make it back from where I’ve gone

Just know I loved you all along