Geriatricide

from Amniote LP by Amniote

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lyrics

You let her rot
You locked her away
Decades of kindness
Erased in days
When came the time
To pay down the bill
Instead you settled
The slow blade to kill

Reject the duty
Circling the drain
Psyche defective
Can't kill the pain
Wherever was
The sacrifice
Weight never lifted
Can never suffice

When the funeral comes
Don't show your face
You aren't worth it
Leave no trace
Persona non grata
Garnished with spite
Forfeited bonds
When you took flight

You sat in situ (sit oo)
The others converged
Time marching on
A pattern emerged
A sigh of relief
Is that what you felt
Since you discarded
The hand you'd been dealt

Was I a pawn
Set on your board
I had no say when
You reached your accord
I never asked
I accepted the gift
And as a bonus
I got the short shrift

When the funeral comes
Don't show your face
You aren't worth it
Leave no trace
Persona non grata
Garnished with spite
Forfeited bonds
When you took flight

You lack the grounds
You can't make a case
I seethe with rage
At thought of your face
Evidence banned
Appeal denied
Precedent set
Since you never tried

You lack the grounds
You can't make a case
I seethe with rage
At thought of your face
Evidence banned
Appeal denied
Precedent set
Since you never tried

When the funeral comes
Don't show your face
You aren't worth it
Leave no trace
Persona non grata
Garnished with spite
Forfeited bonds
When you took flight

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from Amniote LP, track released October 16, 2016

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