Bloodwood
It started with a crack A splinter in my center Not thunder — but longing And as a rib unfurled A bird landed in my chest And called it a heart I'm not blooming No I am breaking — Yeah! And it sounds like a song If you're listening close The blood in my veins Was never mine alone Carried sky, carried ash Carried every name I knew The blood in my veins Was never mine alone Carried soil, carried song Carried every root of home Home The leaves I once wore Like crowns, now wilt at my feet I trade green for blood And it stains me beautiful What a curious thing What a lovely spin And then you touched me Soft as moss And I knew Why we choose To be soft Even when it hurts I'm not blooming No I am breaking — Yeah! And it sounds like a song If you're listening close The blood in my veins Was never mine alone Carried sky, carried ash Carried every name I knew The blood in my veins Was never mine alone Carried soil, carried song Carried every root of home Carried every root of home They call me alive But life comes with hunger Desire feels like fire Licking the bark from my bones I kissed someone And I understood the reason Why trees reach And why they never ever stop I touch my face A foreign name A forest buried in bones I realise It's all the same And feeling is louder Than rain on leaves I'm not blooming No I am breaking — Yeah! And it sounds like a song If you're listening close The blood in my veins Was never mine alone Carried sky, carried ash Carried every name I knew The blood in my veins Was never mine alone Carried soil, carried song Carried every root of home The blood in my veins Was never mine alone Carried sky, carried ash Carried every name I knew The blood in my veins Was never mine alone Carried soil, carried song Carried every root of home
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 05, 2026
Look around you and don’t act blind Foolish people with empty minds Look around you and see them crying A pleasure to watch? Cause they are dying! We'll turn the world on fire With the lights of ancient flames We are gods, convey us prayers Yet gnosis will remain We'll bring you pain and chaos With promise of new lives New worlds, new times arise Gnosis alone remains Beneath the surface, secrets hide Within the crowd, their tears they bide Masked emotions, they deny In their solitude, they silently cry We'll turn the world on fire With the lights of ancient flames We are gods, convey us prayers Yet gnosis will remain We'll bring you pain and chaos With promise of new lives New worlds, new times arise Gnosis alone remains The world is turning, the world is burning The world is turning, the world is burning The world is turning, the world is burning The world is turning, the world is burning We'll turn the world on fire With the lights of ancient flames We are gods, convey us prayers Yet gnosis will remain We'll bring you pain and chaos With promise of new lives New worlds, new times arise Gnosis alone remains
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 05, 2026