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"The Hanging Tree"
Shrouded in mournings last shot
staggering from glasses emptied for another round
Closing time just another day in the life of trying to forget
when in reality all you ever do
is remember Everything
Broken promises
Sacred trust shattered
Eternal bonds destroyed
Who cheated who
The lies
The fighting
The screaming
Children crying
...then
The Silence
Standing outside at 2am
one cloud storming down upon your cheeks
Old friends are history
new friends laughing outside the pour of your insanity
because you still remember
Weather report calling on rain for the rest of your life
as you buried forgiveness when you strung yourself up
and the bottom of the bottle became your hanging tree
