Southern Drawl

And we were lost cause The path before us Set in more clear And is it a lost thought Though that blur in the lens scratches through In constructing that shade you've made Well tell me now how is it well When your free will We're certain that it's let you go Still a slave letting down of any and all self control We understand the commemoration here for these self pleasing ambitions When comfort here is self propelled do refrain I never left I never lived until I walked away so appalled by these subtleties Is it easier to stay or get out now why you can In constructing that shade you've made Well tell me now how is it well When your free will We're certain that it's let you go But a slave letting down of any and all self control Brother if ever there comes the day that I question that faith Recuse me of my name Strip my namesake away Birthed or born to what means do these finite minds construct living or breathing here so complacently Construct within this home a peace a place that is known shelter from the storm Just the tip of your finger is but a drip let it quench this thirst my tongue is a fire it won't relent In everything be sure and avoid mistakes those clean hands can make And think again in thinking of balancing the scales beyond any reproach Only a servant to yourself you've served neither hot nor the cold In this estate I can no longer