[Lyric] Cut Sling Load (The Flattened Soles)

[Verse 1]
Little children like to play pretend
To free themselves from reason and consequence
One point of view, no blame and never shame
No pain and cover from the rain
Myself, I just can't stand the thought
To play along as something that I'm not
To sing a song that's not quite what I mean
So every now and then I have to scream

[Chorus 1]
(Bent down on one knee)
When I remember how it could be
It’s there I beg once more
For you to call me yours
(All good things must end)
My sweetest friend
But I swear to God
The sun could rise again

[Verse 2]
Remember when it sprouted from the seed
The love, the roots that binded you and me
And how for you you needed me to bleed
And then the blood got on the leaves
When you took all that I believed
You made me grovel, beg and plead
If I could lie the refrain would be
"I don't know what I want or what I need"
[Chorus 2]
(Bent down on one knee)
When I remember how it could be
It’s there I beg once more
For you to call me yours
(All good things must end)
My sweetest friend
And I swear to god
The sun shall rise again

[Verse 3]
When I could, I'd watch you in your sleep
Struggling with secrets that you'd keep
If demons are real then they yearn for you
Truth be told I could feel them too
And so I tried my best to tread
The lies and all the things you said
And though it seems I was mislead
I could see the shadows in your head

[Chorus 3]
Bent down on one knee
When I remember how it could be
It’s there I beg once more
For you to call me yours
All good things must end
My sweetest friend
But I swear to god
The sun shall rise again
[Verse 4]
Though my soul is destined to erode
And though I've never loved no one more
I'll quoth the raven "Nevermore"
When all there is is “Cut Sling Load”