Broken Man

by The Golden Phoenix

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lyrics

Beyond the bleak horizon stands your solitary tree
tortured by the winds that whisper echoes of the sea
Beneath it's crown a cast of sullen spirits congregate
etching formless symbols onto sheets of blackened slate

Across the vales and valleys shrouded deep with the mists
a madman strikes a fallen bell with hammer-blows and fists
Totem poles lay laughing as your mind begins to crack
you capture your reflection hiding knives behind it's back

Your mask of lies may seem to conceal you
but the truth will always win out in the end
As dawn awakes the morning light reveals you
as a broken man that no one cares to mend

A single solemn swallow swoops beneath the Royal arch
as armies bearing brazen shields commence their final march
A stranger dressed in crimson robes salivates and nods
and bellows neon smoke rings sending signals to the Gods

Your mask of lies may seem to conceal you
but the truth will always win out in the end
As dawn awakes the morning light reveals you
as a broken man that no one cares to mend
You drag yourself through life in search of meaning
stumbling like a sentence with no end
As dawn awakes the morning light reveals you
as a broken man that no one cares to mend

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released April 23, 2017
All words and music by The Golden Phoenix, Recorded and produced at Empyrean studios, UK

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