Hollow Eyes

I'm a picture in the back of your mind I'm on the altar, circled by the pagan stones You reach out to touch me guided by the thunder Resonating through your bones You say take me away from here, idol of mine I've been drifting alone in the wind We can cast off together in a world of our own And we'd never have to look back again Don't try me as a hero in the court of love Don't put your idols on the witness stand I've been sentenced in absentia many a time It never runs clean in the end You can build it up to what you want Wrap it in a bow The jury is yours to command But beneath the fable is a man already captive For reasons he don't understand And desperation coats the tip of your tongue But you never tasted none Staring down my hollow eyes Truth be told, I'm as blind as the rest I couldn't set the record straight if I tried I've wasted the time of countless before you Watched them all lose their minds I'm gonna head back to town And tear the altar down I'm gonna burn down the effigy and use the light around me To find the real book and crown