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Eyes Get Used to Darkness

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eyes get used to darkness
after so long

what once was wreathed in shadow
soon becomes home

light from a thousand distant suns
reaches the world

dreams of will-imbued reflections
as smoke do skyward curl

the lonesome voice of the night-bird
offers its song
of rivers fast flowing wide

melody forged of joy-tempered sorrows
reaches the moon

how sweet now to be alone
in this world-threatened place

and yet pressure is mounting
building up in my soul

daylight is breaking
it's time to run

wouldn't it make it easier
to forget about this race
where winning is worse than losing?


that's why I've let my eyes get used to darkness
for there is no glory of God
but where peace might exist

even as I must step out in the daylight
with the song of the night-bird will my bones pray

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from eyes get used to darkness, released July 15, 2013

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