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1st Stanza Lyrics by Ben LaMar Gay

500 Chains

2018

[Verse]
And yet he thinks
He manages to remain as silent steel would muffle pain
Being released in the distant darkness by strangers draped in identical clothing
Dissonent sounds ricocheted off of walls of grime and smut
Abducting the unfocused mind with black steel claws
And yet
He's guided as silence by the rhythmic cadence of heartbeats and breath
Supplying comfort in his decision to flee
It was now time
The perfect space for squeezing out was soon to reveal itself
Any mistake would be a victory for the warden
Whose condescending laugh often resonates in the stale air of his prison cell
The word perfection is repeated during the mental run through of his planned escape
The drops of water from the leaking pipes of his cell countdown the seconds
Elation overcomes him during the final moments
When he remembers the brilliance of a smile
That leaves his chest feeling like a cacoon full of 1000 butterflies
He thinks of his son
He hopes the escape will allow them to have one last moment together
So he can simply apologize
Give the true reason for the hell that has been placed between them
If the venture was successful
He'd willingly give himself up to the proper authorities
Knowing that the reconciliation with his offspring would free his soul
And the 1000 butterflies just in the time for the spring
His outer shell of flesh will be of no use anymore
500 chains will have the weight of just one feather
As the drops of water get slower and louder
The warden drops his pen
"Our boy is gone"
Credits
Ben LaMar Gay

Ben LaMar Gay

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"1st Stanza" appears on "500 Chains" in 2018.

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