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Artist: Thou
Canonical path: /thou/the-valley
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The Valley
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The Valley
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Circle down to the mouth of the valley
Kneel now down at the face, at the gate
As every footfall crumbles so fast beneath me
Under the weight of this Eternal Shame
And to you who've given up in the Valley
And to you who've given all to its wake
Just another endless night falls around thee
Just another grey landscape to face
I want to step into the armor of another, stronger
I want to look once through the eyes of someone good
So I can gather up the names of our mothers
And wash away the shame and lift them to sainthood
But if you have given up in the valley
And if you have given all to its wake
Just another endless nightfall around me
Just another fucked up thing I can't save
But always run forever miles, does it end?
Then another wall rises in the distance
Their horizon parts for none
Where mothers failed, to carry all their weight
I will be brave, yes I will be brave
You see them?
All those who have fallen
Stacked up like stones in a pile
You see them?
A tower of failures
So twisted and vile
You see them there?
Ancient and seething
Get them out of my way
You see them?
All those who have fallen
Get them out of my way
You see them?
All those who have fallen
Stacked up like stones in a pile
You see them?
A tower of failures
Get them out of My Way
You see them?
Ancient and seething
Up in a pyre
You see them?
All those who have fallen
Get them out of My Way
You see them there?
A tower of failures
Get them out of My Way
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