Absence - O'Brother

There’s a wickedness that’s in my blood

The precognition of what a terrible mess I’ll become

To my dismay I found that a tired tongue won’t resonate

Beyond the heresy that I impose

But I couldn’t kill a radiant thing

I couldn’t kill a radiant thing

I couldn’t kill a radiant thing, I know

I couldn’t kill a radiant thing

Tear out my eyes

Render me blind, blind, blind

Deliverance lies

In the absence of my my mind

Take a breath

Try and pretend you didn’t hear a thing

By design I am fated to rely on what I know

To define the endless line of what I don’t

And does the application of your moral code alleviate

The overwhelming fear of imminent death

How could you take a radiant thing?

How could you take a radiant thing?

How could you take a radiant thing?

If you wanna take a radiant thing

Then come and get it

Tear out my eyes

Render me blind, blind, blind

Deliverance lies

In the absence of my my mind

Tear out my eyes

Render me blind, blind, blind

Deliverance lies

In the absence of my my my mind