[male
vocals] (
Soft,
sustained
synth
pad) (
Aching,
distant
piano
chord)
Eight
years
old. 1987.
The
year
the
laughter
stopped.
It
started
with
a
knock
upon
the
door
Auntie
traveled
down
from
the
village
floor "
Just
for
a
while,"
was
all
she
had
to
say
We
didn't
know
the
shadows
came
to
stay
Then
the
sirens
called
my
daddy's
name
A
twisted
metal
wreck,
a
burning
flame
I
was
eight,
the
world
turned
cold
and
gray
The
house
went
silent,
washed
the
joy
away
From
owners
to
dependents
in
the
night
Losing
every
spark
of
warmth
and
light
The
home
he
built
with
labor
and
with
love
Now
echoes
with
the
watching
clouds
above
We
fell
from
grace
inside
our
father’
s
door
We
don't
belong
here
anymore
Before
the
dirt
had
settled
on
the
grave
She
started
acting
like
the
one
who’
s
brave
She
stayed
to
rule
the
halls
he
used
to
tread
While
we
were
mourning,
grieving
for
the
dead
She
met
a
man
right
there
inside
our
home
Left
us
to
feel
like
strangers
all
alone
New
rules
were
written
on
the
kitchen
wall
Watching
our
kingdom
crumble,
watch
us
fall
From
owners
to
dependents
in
the
night
Losing
every
spark
of
warmth
and
light
The
home
he
built
with
labor
and
with
love
Now
echoes
with
the
watching
clouds
above
We
fell
from
grace
inside
our
father’
s
door
We
don't
belong
here
anymore
We
asked
to
cook,
we
asked
to
speak
our
mind
But
every
gentle
request
was
declined
Stanley,
look
at
what
they
took
from
you
The
life
we
knew,
the
sky
of
honest
blue
We
lost
the
keys
to
doors
we
used
to
own
In
the
house
he
built,
we’
re
left
alone
From
owners
to
dependents
in
the
night
Losing
every
spark
of
warmth
and
light
The
home
he
built
with
labor
and
with
love
Now
echoes
with
the
watching
clouds
above
We
fell
from
grace
inside
our
father’
s
door
We
don't
belong
here
anymore 1987,
the
year
the
memory
stayed
In
the
house
where
all
the
blueprints
faded
Stanley,
we
remember
Stanley,
we
remain
Just
ghosts
inside
the
halls
Still
feeling
all
the
pain (
Fade
out
with
soft
piano
notes)