Keeper of the Veil

I lit a kid in a courthouse.

I lit a kid in a courthouse.

Saw cackles drawn on marble floors. It

Saw cackles drawn on marble floors. It

creeps down low. I heard the car of

creeps down low. I heard the car of

someone older than the door is me

someone older than the door is me

hanging the sanctuary door.

hanging the sanctuary door.

My sister in the oracle

My sister in the oracle

spoke backwards truths that left on my

spoke backwards truths that left on my

right the secret language of the

right the secret language of the

they said don't look don't listen don't

they said don't look don't listen don't

know but hunger the holy thing

know but hunger the holy thing

I keep the dash I hold the keys

I keep the dash I hold the keys

on my In the tree

on my In the tree

in the mirror lives in me. I am the

in the mirror lives in me. I am the

veil. The veil keeper.

veil. The veil keeper.

I am the veil

I am the veil

on my tongue. Taste the betrayal. Go

on my tongue. Taste the betrayal. Go

claim right when I speak. They try to

claim right when I speak. They try to

own me. trying to fold my power into

own me. trying to fold my power into

something me. But man, we never laugh

something me. But man, we never laugh

alone. No, show you what you need to

alone. No, show you what you need to

see. I took the silence, made a song to

see. I took the silence, made a song to

a circle that can't breathe for me.

a circle that can't breathe for me.

The key in the lock, no door. Still I

The key in the lock, no door. Still I

walk go.

walk go.

I keep the best but I hold the keys

I keep the best but I hold the keys

most of my symmet

most of my symmet

losing me. I am the veil, the veil

losing me. I am the veil, the veil

keeper.

keeper.

I am the veil keeper.

I am the veil keeper.

Look at your affection and don't blame.

Look at your affection and don't blame.

But face you see is already warm. The

But face you see is already warm. The

gate is open from the other side. The

gate is open from the other side. The

priestess and the horacle are one.

priestess and the horacle are one.

So new key clips, not symbols. I'm

So new key clips, not symbols. I'm

defending

defending

symbols I own.

symbols I own.

I get the threshold. I hold the deep

I get the threshold. I hold the deep

me. I am the veil. The real keeper.

me. I am the veil. The real keeper.

I am a real now.

I am a real now.