Moon in the Skull Cup

In the hush beyond the temple light

In the hush beyond the temple light

where the liies drink the dark.

where the liies drink the dark.

You arrive with a crescent in your hair.

You arrive with a crescent in your hair.

and a forest in your heart.

and a forest in your heart.

Paragreen whisper on your hand. Red silk

Paragreen whisper on your hand. Red silk

moving like flame.

moving like flame.

You sing the hidden names of things and

You sing the hidden names of things and

nothing stays the same.

nothing stays the same.

Lotuside in the midnight grove. Jasmine

Lotuside in the midnight grove. Jasmine

breathing at your feet.

breathing at your feet.

Every wound begins to listen when your

Every wound begins to listen when your

wild song turns sweet.

wild song turns sweet.

Queen of the edge of the left out ones

Queen of the edge of the left out ones

of the word that breaks the wall.

of the word that breaks the wall.

You make a throne from what we fear and

You make a throne from what we fear and

beauty out of all.

beauty out of all.

Soft as nectar on the tongue,

Soft as nectar on the tongue,

sharp as iron through a lie. You are

sharp as iron through a lie. You are

mercy with a knife of truth. You are a

mercy with a knife of truth. You are a

moon fire in the sky.

moon fire in the sky.

My tangy, mother of the living sound,

My tangy, mother of the living sound,

peace in the pulse and fire in the

peace in the pulse and fire in the

ground. Skull cup of stars. Blade of

ground. Skull cup of stars. Blade of

lucid grace. Dark river of wisdom moon

lucid grace. Dark river of wisdom moon

upon your face. Sing me tender, sing me

upon your face. Sing me tender, sing me

fierce, split the veil and calm the sea.

fierce, split the veil and calm the sea.

Holy outcast, royal storm.

Holy outcast, royal storm.

Make a fearless song of me.

Make a fearless song of me.

You walk through ruins without shame,

You walk through ruins without shame,

wearing gun beads and gold.

wearing gun beads and gold.

Gathering the broken syllables that

Gathering the broken syllables that

frighten mouths won't hold you. Bless

frighten mouths won't hold you. Bless

the unclean. Lift the cast off. Crown

the unclean. Lift the cast off. Crown

the margins with your arms.

the margins with your arms.

And every buried exiled truth comes

And every buried exiled truth comes

beating through the heart.

beating through the heart.

Your laughter bends the clock of fate.

Your laughter bends the clock of fate.

Your silence floods the room. You can

Your silence floods the room. You can

make a garden from a grave. It make a

make a garden from a grave. It make a

sunrise from a tomb. Sweet voice. Cool.

sunrise from a tomb. Sweet voice. Cool.

Midnight queen.

Midnight queen.

Black flame wrapped in red. You plant a

Black flame wrapped in red. You plant a

lotus in the mind where lesser gods have

lotus in the mind where lesser gods have

fled.

fled.

My tanny, mother of the living sound.

My tanny, mother of the living sound.

Peace in the post and fire underground.

Peace in the post and fire underground.

Skull cup full of stars. Blade a lucid

Skull cup full of stars. Blade a lucid

gray dark river of wisdom. Moon upon

gray dark river of wisdom. Moon upon

your face. Sing me tender. Sing me

your face. Sing me tender. Sing me

fierce. Split the veil and calm the sea.

fierce. Split the veil and calm the sea.

Holy outcast royal storm.

Holy outcast royal storm.

Make a fearless song of me.

Make a fearless song of me.

When they call me strange,

When they call me strange,

let me be strange with you.

let me be strange with you.

When they call me ruin,

When they call me ruin,

make the ruin bloom.

make the ruin bloom.

When they call me darkness,

When they call me darkness,

let me shine dark to you who turn the

let me shine dark to you who turn the

refuge into perfume.

refuge into perfume.

Teach my mouth the honey and the

Teach my mouth the honey and the

thunder. Teach my hands the stillness

thunder. Teach my hands the stillness

and the strike. Teach my soul to kneel

and the strike. Teach my soul to kneel

without surrender. Teach my heart the

without surrender. Teach my heart the

truth that does not fright.

truth that does not fright.

Matangi, mother of the living sound,

Matangi, mother of the living sound,

peace in the post and fire underground.

peace in the post and fire underground.

Parrot of the secret word, queen of

Parrot of the secret word, queen of

midnight grace. Jasmine on the black

midnight grace. Jasmine on the black

wind. Stars inside your face. Sing me

wind. Stars inside your face. Sing me

tender. Sing me fierce.

tender. Sing me fierce.

Let me burn. And let me heal.

Let me burn. And let me heal.

You lotus in the ashes.

You lotus in the ashes.

Gold within the real

Gold within the real

the ties. Keep my voice on board. Keep

the ties. Keep my voice on board. Keep

my spirit wild and free. Moon in the

my spirit wild and free. Moon in the

skull cup blade in the bloom. Make a

skull cup blade in the bloom. Make a

fearless song of me.

fearless song of me.