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The Gift

from Impact Scripture by Spiral Island

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All of this is about
the things you never said out loud
the things you left in doubt
until you forgot how
The words come awkward and slow
even ones you were supposed to know
but spellings a spell make, they don't
like sows that never sow

Then you found the gift
you thought you never had
somehow it fits
fragile and ironclad
A code that you don't remember speaking
and a true home, open and new
now you found the gift
you thought you never had

All of this is about
the way your tongue gets tied up in your mouth
all the thoughts you can't get out
without a broken vow
The curses snuck under your breath
you didn't know what to expect
the friction of syllables connecting the atoms' shibboleth

Then you found the gift
you thought you never had
somehow it fits
fragile and ironclad
A code that you don't remember speaking
and a true home, open and new
now you found the gift
you thought you never had

You thought you never had
a legacy lost in time
You were facing down foes
when you grew the rose
you brought the magic back

When you found the gift
you thought you never had
somehow it fits
so fragile and ironclad
A code that you don't remember speaking
and a true home, open and new
now you found the gift
you thought you never had

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from Impact Scripture, released December 24, 2021

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Spiral Island is Nick Davies. Currently one fifth of Gentle Brontosaurus. Formerly of TL;DR.

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