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Nothing is Sacred

from Shanda by Average Joey

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Mountain bathed in pale moon light
Casting a shadow, a trick of the eye
A figure shifts among the trees
I pretend I can't remember my dreams
I'll just forget my dreams

Something here is haunting me
I lie to myself through yellow teeth
The truth it hurts, the veil is thin
The water reflects the shape I'm in

If nothing is sacred, everything is sacred
If everything is sacred, nothing is sacred

How I wish I was here alone
But they're shaping sigils with the stones
To cast a curse that preys on fear
I'm not alone, there's something here

Salamanders slither and hiss
Something secret whispers a kiss
The forest knows, the trees can see
Casting back an image of me

Covered in mud I crawl along
Writhing around to an ancient song
The taste of blood in my mouth
I am now without doubt

If nothing is sacred, everything is sacred
If everything is sacred, nothing is sacred

I gasp for air, I scream for help
But it's all just copies of myself
All deformed, all unique
Human faces attached to the trees
And they can see me

A presence felt, a conjuring
In human form, the forest sings
Capturing an empty vessel
My hand is forced, my hands they tremble
I am not special

If nothing is sacred, everything is sacred
If everything is sacred, nothing is sacred

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from Shanda, released July 1, 2021

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