Like a bell in the distance
Or sirens in the pit of my skull
I had a lucid dream plant a seed in me
That I couldn’t help but to sow
I felt it slowly grow, the roots took hold
In a garden I could never quite show
Then all the branches crept through my empty chest
'til I could only hear the unknown
Like a song in my bones
I could walk those halls with my eyes closed
I have known these walls since I have known myself
But what once was rest had turned to restlessness
And these routines have changed from balms to tiny hells
And still I hear that bell
Under the blanket of darkness
I felt that it was time for me to go
That it would do no good to avoid those woods
The questions weigh more than what I know
And a part of me will always bleed
For where I stumbled into this world
But I am not content behind any fence
The garden in me is overgrown
I house a woods of my own
Oh, I don’t trust my voice
So I will say goodbye with ink and simple words
And I am not yet sure what I am looking for
So I can’t say the day or time that I’ll return
For you, familiar was always a wanted thing
But for me it’s just a gentler form of chains
No, I can’t explain just what is pulling me
But just 'cause its hard to go does not mean I should stay
So I’m on my way
And I know this road may never lead me home
But it’s a worse thing to always wonder what might have been
And I hope that you can understand these words
And I hope one day I’ll see you all again
But now it’s into the woods
Over the Garden Wall was written by Benjamin Cooper.
Radical Face released Over the Garden Wall on Thu Oct 19 2023.