A Crack in the Stairs

from The Sound of Urban Decay by Al Bundie's Army

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A CRACK IN THE STAIRS
(words and music by Todd Parker)

Winter was cold and dragged on too long
But I wish the summer had come and gone
Swampy mosquitoes and musty air
There's a crack in the staircase I can't repair

I grow more and more bitter each day
But I guess I shouldn't complain
I'm a man of my word
But nobody hears what I say

Summer brings disturbing dreams
Summer feels so cold
I just want a dreamless sleep
Guess I'm getting old
Something from the other side
Is staring back at me
Bleak reflections in its eyes
Gleaming yellow teeth

I have been dreaming of running in place
From a man in a suit with a skeleton's face
Nightmares and panic, I wake up in sweat
He's showing me thing I would rather forget

He who bites the hand that feeds
Must be locked a way
But someday, when the wall concedes
He will have his day
Sadness looms as flowers bloom
Permeates the air
Seeping into vacant rooms
Summer brought despair

I have been dreaming of running in place
From a man in a suit with a skeleton's face
Nightmares and panic, I wake up in sweat
He's showing me thing I would rather forget

Madness escaping the crack in the stairs
Infecting my world as it drifts through the air
I am not one for succumbing to fear
But I just can't tell what is happening here

I am a prisoner in my own home
Crippled, defenseless and all along
Gas fumes and cigarettes and an ancient curse
The crack in the stairway is getting worse

Well I never was good with words
Now I'm plotting the end of the Earth
'Cause if I get the chance, I've gotta get out of this place

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from The Sound of Urban Decay, released December 27, 2015

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