sorry, guys. . .
. . .just really emo and sad tonight. This song has always been so personal to me. Trolls and Internet people I've been an asshole to, well, have a field day here. Go ahead and do your worst. It can't compare to what I feel inside anyway.
Uncle Bonsai / "Silent Night"
My father's house
was warm at night
he used to sing me lullabies --
just like his father before him always did --
just like his mother would have done
if she had lived. . .
My father's house
was safe at night --
he used to sleep just down the hall --
just like his father before him always would
when he was old
when times were good. . .
He found the time --
he found a way --
piece by piece,
day by day --
(oh you look so pretty --
don't forget to say your prayers --
I will rock you 'til you're sleeping
and I'll carry you upstairs --)
and I'll see you in the morning,
I'll see you in your dreams --
I will always be here when you need me. . .)
Silent night, holy night
I left a light on in the hallway
all is warm, all is bright --
I keep my visions in my hand
Silent night, holy night --
life goes on beyond my eyelids
all is safe, out of sight
I was away at school
the night I heard the news
that I was all alone
from a stranger's voice
on the hallway phone
she had to call collect
and mispronounced my name
and said that I should be there
on the morning train
there was no one to meet me
and no one to take me home
Silent night, holy night
I left a light on in the hallway
All is warm, all is bright
I keep my visions in my hand
Silent night, holy night
Life goes on beyond my eyelids
All is safe, out of sight
My father's house
is still at night
I hear the silence in the walls --
I hear the footsteps in the halls
Just like the child inside me used to do
when she was scared and wide awake
she had the room to keep her warm --
safe from fears, safe from harm
Silent night, holy night
I left a light on in the hallway
All is warm, all is bright
I keep my visions in my hand
Silent night, holy night
Life goes on beyond my eyelids
All is safe, out of sight
Uncle Bonsai / "Silent Night"
My father's house
was warm at night
he used to sing me lullabies --
just like his father before him always did --
just like his mother would have done
if she had lived. . .
My father's house
was safe at night --
he used to sleep just down the hall --
just like his father before him always would
when he was old
when times were good. . .
He found the time --
he found a way --
piece by piece,
day by day --
(oh you look so pretty --
don't forget to say your prayers --
I will rock you 'til you're sleeping
and I'll carry you upstairs --)
and I'll see you in the morning,
I'll see you in your dreams --
I will always be here when you need me. . .)
Silent night, holy night
I left a light on in the hallway
all is warm, all is bright --
I keep my visions in my hand
Silent night, holy night --
life goes on beyond my eyelids
all is safe, out of sight
I was away at school
the night I heard the news
that I was all alone
from a stranger's voice
on the hallway phone
she had to call collect
and mispronounced my name
and said that I should be there
on the morning train
there was no one to meet me
and no one to take me home
Silent night, holy night
I left a light on in the hallway
All is warm, all is bright
I keep my visions in my hand
Silent night, holy night
Life goes on beyond my eyelids
All is safe, out of sight
My father's house
is still at night
I hear the silence in the walls --
I hear the footsteps in the halls
Just like the child inside me used to do
when she was scared and wide awake
she had the room to keep her warm --
safe from fears, safe from harm
Silent night, holy night
I left a light on in the hallway
All is warm, all is bright
I keep my visions in my hand
Silent night, holy night
Life goes on beyond my eyelids
All is safe, out of sight