BLOODLINE (SONG)

(lyrics)

Life is a blur
The Arkati laugh, we’re amateur
So we defer
Our love and our lives for favor

So time and again, we’re shattered and tattered
Drown sorrow in liquor
It’s quicker
And we’re sicker
But sane

(chorus)

Blood in my veins
My heart and my brain
No guilt, ‘cuz it stains
Despite all the pain
Yet here I remain…yet here I remain

Once I believed in what I was told
To fit in the mold
Be part of the fold
But it felt so controlled

Fire in my blood, lost passion and ashen
Fueled it again with pride
I defied
And terrified
Like a hurricane

I left home for a time
Sailed, flew, walked and climbed
Then across the Spine
Whether fate or by design

Lifting my voice with story and rhyme
The bardic life – sublime
Fingers wrapped around some wine…
or champagne

(chorus)

Blood in my veins
My heart and my brain
No guilt, ‘cuz it stains
Despite all the pain
Yet here I remain…yet here I remain

(fast)

I started to see
Eventually
Falsity and fallacy
Hard to trust entirely
All of my serenity
Bottled up with my mentality
Exploded exponentially
I reconsidered destiny
Embraced my devilry
Began my *own* melody

(slow)

People think that they know me
By color and category
Inflammatory or flattery
Listen well, that is key

Once you know my story
I rather the respect
…and the glory

-Tah'lon Vorrith (Talinvor)