strangers in a tangled wilderness

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you’ve buried every tool
beneath the forgiving earth
you’ve burned every note
and ground them into dust

slowly through the trees
you’ve made your escape
socks over your shoes
you cannot ever do enough

your father will turn you in
your mother will turn you in
your lover will turn you in
just don’t rat on yourself

headlights on your back
but it’s only pale moonlight
trees in silhouette
it’s a road you walk for life

you can’t trust your friends
you can only trust yourself
work alone in the dark
and the secret dies alongside you

your father will turn you in
your mother will turn you in
your lover will turn you in
just don’t rat on yourself

your father will turn you in
your mother will turn you in
your lover will turn you in
just don’t rat on yourself
just don’t rat on yourself