Hessian Peel

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]

Will the children cry

When their mother dies?

And in the autumn of their lives

Will they feel the same?

[Instrumental Break]

[Interlude]

Uoy ees I, natas teews ym

Thginot kcab emoc, draytruoc eht no tuo

[Verse 2]

Her longing for me coming down like hail

Why did you leave me

Come here inside and tell me how

How in my final days

I'd find the rhyme

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]

The light comes on

The signal for us to act out our lives

You wait beneath the white sheets

And you wait forever

The light comes on

Your weakness storing trace on your arms

So I left you alone

We all left you alone

[Instrumental Break]

[Interlude]

Yhw nosaer ruoy regnol on re'yehT

[Verse 4]

Lock the children away from harm

They're no longer your reason why

Seeking tenderness with a dagger

Skin is marked by the years of trials

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 5]

You felt abandoned in a flock of friends

Singing praise for the dead

Awaited the face of the moon to ascend

And followed the sound in your head

In your head

[Instrumental Outro]