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FIND THE BEAST

He joined them uninvited in the tree house
He gleamed a darkly vulpine smile.
His eyes were any colour that you wanted them to be.
He said, ‘Looks like we’re gonna be here for a while.’
His words rasped like high voltage wire
When he said, ‘Life is only tangled love and hate.’
The words all sounded wrong,
Like some razor wire song.
Whatever time it was, they knew it was too late.
Then he lit up a few votive candles
Scorched his hands over the flames.
He said, ‘I hope it ain’t too much to handle,
But it’s time for us to start the game.’

Chorus:
He said, ‘You got to hold me now,
You got to show me how,
Come on, join me in the evening air
Oh yes, you know me now,
So let me show you how
You got to help me find the beast in there.’

He said, ‘I’m gonna stick around ‘til morning.’
Then took a slug from a pint of Haven Hill.
It felt like there were cobwebs clinging to their skin,
The air was tropical, but still there was a chill.
He dug a hole in the dirt
Then ripped a hole in his shirt
And whispered, ‘This is where the demon lies.’
Said, ‘You can leave if you wanna.’
But not one of them could move
Like they were waiting for the beast to rise.
The scars he showed were long and ragged
He said, ‘This what I call the gift of life.’
He drew an Indian blade out of its scabbard
And told them every gift involves a sacrifice.

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They gutted him and tacked him to a fencepost
They say that he was grinning when he fell.
They wrapped him up in baling wire and harbour stones
And they dragged him off and threw him down the well.
The lake looked like a teardrop in the distance
And no one spoke a word as they walked home.
They knew the streets were empty at this time of night,
Still had the sense they didn’t walk alone.
And as they crept in through the kitchen window
Someone sang the strangest song.
Their mother was a siren in an evening gown
And she beckoned them to come and sing along.

She said, ’You got to hold me now
You got to show me now,
Come and join me in the evening air
Oh yes, you know me now,
So let me show you how
You got to help me
Help me find the beast in there.’

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from Sinombre Vol I: All Hope is Gone, released March 3, 2022

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Paul Miro is an artist who records and performs both as a solo artist and in bands. In addition to his extensive catalogue of solo albums, he writes regularly for film and TV and does mix and production work for other artists.

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