Riddles

from Fault Line Theory EP by Monica Hunter-Hart

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In Anatolia there walked a Riddle Man
Who carried the dirt of the road in his beard
He spoke only in proverbs, guiding the people as they grew
It’s strange to think of now, how little he knew

He still watches from the outcrop
But he can’t explain the landscape anymore
We feel his gaze upon us in our ruptured neighborhoods
Daring us to live alone, I wish I could

When horror comes close
We want to hold something closer
Surely there must be answers somewhere
So I’ll page through his books
Knowing what’s beyond these walls
Still his riddles can’t explain at all

The Riddle Man is out there preaching to the crowd
Intoxicated on enemies
They’re drowning in his words and he’s stirring the drink
New lies come up for air while the last ones sink

Part of me’s inside, held captive by his tomes
Looking still for freedom in the pages
Now I hear his voice has changed again, discomfort on the throne
He takes a shaky step from the microphone

When horror comes close
We want to hold something closer
Surely there must be answers somewhere
So he’ll page through his books
For a way to flee the fall
Still his riddles won’t explain at all

Tomorrow the Riddle Man goes to the war
He’ll leave behind his crumbling library
He’ll be fighting for a world so stark
Facing all the question marks
While history writes him into its books
Just to purse its lips at how the tragedy looks

But when I search for that pitiless gaze
I can’t find where it starts
The broken are many, the whole are few
So we’ll cry our own tears
Bury the meaning in the ground
Survive to watch the trauma trickle down

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from Fault Line Theory EP, released December 31, 2017
Vocals, Guitars, Piano - Monica HH
Bass Guitar - Jon Olander

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