Empty House

He rattles around
In an empty house
The silence inside
Keeps the silence out

He rattles around
With an empty heart
The bullet that’s cold
Plagues from the start

He keeps the inside out
With a lie
He keeps the outside out
With a lie that only fills an empty house
With a lie that only fills an empty house

He rattles around
In a box of words
The verbs that he needs
Are trapped in verse

Things play in reverse
It’s like a high
The meaning is lost
He wonders why

He keeps the inside out
With a lie
He keeps the outside out
With a lie that only fills an empty house
With a lie that only fills an empty house
With a lie that only fills an empty house

With a lie that only fills an empty house
With a lie that only fills an empty house (He rattles around)
With a lie that only fills an empty house (He rattles around)
With a lie that only fills an empty house