A Choir of Hollow Men
Captain Sin
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I woke to the sound of a funeral march
Played by my neighbors, skeletons, all starch
The mirror won't speak, just fogs with regret
And my plants are all dying... but they never forget
Oh, I prayed to the moon for a sunny day
But she just laughed and turned away
We are the choir of hollow men
Singing dirges in the key of when
With robes of velvet, hearts of lead
We laugh at life... but mourn the dead
I dated a witch for the free incense
She cursed me with debt and emotional dents
My grave's on layaway, it's half-paid off
The worms sent a letter, they politely scoffed
The angels sip tea with the ghosts of my sins
While I practice my smile... with safety pins
We are the choir of hollow men
Seduced by shadows, again and again
Dressed like saints in counterfeit skin
Singing hallelujah... through a devilish grin
This is the part where the world fades to gray
Where joy wears a monocle and walks the other way
We toast to despair with a goblet of spite
And dance in the ruins till morning is night
La-la-la, we're broken and divine
La-la-la, in minor chords we shine
My therapist said I should write a song
But she fled the room when I brought this along
Even the devil sighed, That's a bit much
I gave him a hug. He said, I'm not that touched
We are the choir of hollow men
Doomed to repeat this sad amen
Our love is tragic, sweet and sour
A goth rom-com in its final hour
We are the choir, oh yes, we pretend
But echo is all that answers the end