Hellions – Ghoul lyrics

It wasn't just embezzlement, you thieving witch
You don't know the half of it
We've been in and out of near destitution
Terrified and disillusioned
All of this on your wretched hands
You tore apart a family man
So he took a drink and then the drink took him
And its been this way nearly each night since

Incredulous, track back
Cheques bounce, facade cracks
We will fall apart, you open your scars
Lost in the dark, we fall
You'll soon beg to be set free and see
My family stand tall with me
But you'll never get that chance
This is all that you have left

How could you laugh as you watch us fall apart?
Two children lost in the dark
The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief
Scratch and claw, through tooth and nail
But you will never take integrity from me

I learned to listen and I listened well
To a steady slew of trivial pleasures
With nothing left to kindle the blood but a sordid tryst
A yielding to lust you fucked it up

So back to back, you cover your tracks
But remember that you cant hide from us
Hither at the end of the river
Lave in the burning shambles
Perceived as fools, you played us all
You answer to the coven call
You're hand in hand amidst the ghouls

The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief
Scratch and claw, through tooth and nail
But you will never take integrity from me

I hope you hear this in your sleep
When in your dreams you cannot breathe
You'll look up and you'll see me
Taking back the youth that you stole from me

My fathers hands used to shake
From the drink and the stress
Then his whole body trembled after loss and the debt
So he took a drink and then the drink took him
And it's been that way for nearly each night since
Sewing sinister seeds in my old man's blood
You watched him push away everything that he loved
And just today, cleaning out his cabin stall
I ran cloth over blood stains and looked into myself

Who's the real coward here?

I've watched a good man drown for years
I haven't tried to stop it since I was a kid
Who's the real coward here?
I haven't tried to stop it since I was a kid

When everyone walked away, I followed suit