Crow Hollers Never

About 20 years ago
While I was falling down
I fell into the bottom
And I found my way around
What’s behind the door?
I’m just a stranger to this place
I looked into the mirror
And I didn’t like my face

I thought I’d seen the dark before
And that I liked the taste
The crow hollers nevermore
And now I’m craving grace

Everything I prayed about
Or dreamed of in the night
I’ve slowly built a wall around
This vanity of mine
Don’t hide it under a bushel
Nah, but I won’t let it shine
It’s smothered, cold, and blown about:
This fragile light of mine

I thought I’d seen the dark before
And that I liked the taste
‘Twas just a shadow on the floor
The moonlight on my face

What’s behind the door?
I’m still a stranger in this place
And though I’m wiser than before
My ignorance is great

Been beat up, bruised, and scarred
And I’m still foolish in my ways
I look into the mirror now
And I can look away