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I Stood Idly By

from The Man Outside by Igneous Grimm

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1. I Stood Idly By

I stood idly by and watched as you broke your back for me
With every disk that slipped in place the sweat that glistened on your face
From high to low and sea to shoal by way of rail and outer space
And you sought the proper light to show me things I need to know
But as a child of meager mind and as a human being blind
By time I´d found some stable ground I´d lost what I had hoped to find
I watched you as you worked your hands until the bone showed through
I watched you as you sowed the lands until the harvest grew
I felt the universe expand while they were buying time from you
You did your best to keep your flesh before the bone showed through

I laid idly by and dozed when there was no time for sleep
With every season come and gone and every dusk and airy dawn
Through sin and prayer and human err along the path I walk upon
But still you gave me shelter when the rains were pouring down
But every drop that hit the road distended debts I should have owed
To pay my dues in ones or twos before my eyes explode
I watched you as you worked your hands until the bone showed through
I watched you as you sowed the lands until the harvest grew
I felt the universe expand while they were buying time from you
You did your best to keep your flesh before the bone showed through


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from The Man Outside, released October 10, 2010

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