Gnarly Branch (Lyrics)

Dark thoughts,

black clouds

Death’s present

all around

Old goals fizzled out

Blood runs cold

as the picture yellows

 

Photos reflecting a long-gone past

The young man’s expression – worriless

The promise of a bright future in his eyes

Nothing seems out of reach for this guy

A deep, sad breath

and the short gleam of hope fading away again fast

Time flew by while he was waiting for his chance

Choices after choices – just slipped out of hands

 

A gnarly branch

Blocking away

Dead wood, no use

But decay

 

A thirst I hardly quench

Now that I’m old

Sadly I’m dangling a shame to behold

 

A gnarly branch in greying cold

My life spent in cloud

And in my time of dying I’m a fucking load

 

Things that were releasing that feeling of delight

turned into a part of the boring daily grind

The picture keeps him awake almost every night

while unclear sorrows circling around his heavy mind

Constantly accompanied by the foreboding

his circle closes and he leaves as a punk

 

A gnarly branch

Blocking away

Dead wood, no use

But decay

 

A thirst I hardly quench

Now that I’m old

Sadly I’m dangling a shame to behold

 

A gnarly branch in greying cold

My life spent in cloud

And in my time of dying I’m a fucking load

 

Dark thoughts,

black clouds

Death’s present

all around

Old goals fizzled out

Blood runs cold

as the picture yellows

 

Dark thoughts,

black clouds