open (acoustic)

Got a vicious side to me

It’s not so easy for you to see

But it’s there

It’s there

In all of it’s glory

Say hello

Say hello

It’s your friend, you know

It tears at the inner man

It’s questioning who I am

Has this life gone wrong

The thought has plagued me for so long

It keeps me from what I love

Closing the door that I dream of

The door that knows my name

Keeps calling me just the same

            But now it’s open

            Broken my barricades

            Open

            Tumble all my walls

            Finally open

            Bridges to better days

            Open today

                        Rainfall, snowfall, I can take it all

                        Whether sun or moonlight comes

                        The city echoes with its hollow drums

Of the days and years of fearing

We talk for years and years on end

In quiet deference we name it

But time just fans the flame

            But now it’s open

            Broken my barricades

            Open

            Tumble all my walls

            Finally open

            Bridges to better days

            Open today

pieces and pieces the timeless ciphers

only through coping can you discover

holding it closer it's taking you over

the chanting grows from archers' bows

words & music dennis crumbine 2000

last verse added 2002