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Underneath the Floor

from After the City Was Taken by Tochigi

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lyrics

Underneath the Floor

How long can I live underneath the floor?
Every morning I wake
And ask myself the question.
To go outside and see
The sun and sky again
Is just not worth the risk
Of capture, termination.

It still is life
When there’s no voice besides your own.

Dear family,
Don’t turn me out.
I’d rather have no conversation
Than be forced to go above,
Have to explain how come I got here.
Stay alive at any cost.

The clock upon the wall
Is like the cross to Catholics.
An object for to focus with devotion.
Every hour passed
Is like a minor victory.
Each day that’s gone through
Worth a celebration.

It still is life
When there’s no mind besides your own.

Dear family,
Don’t make me go.
I’d rather only think my small thoughts
Than be forced to go above
Be subjected to giant theories.
Stay alive at any cost.

Every day is planned
Every minute accounted for.
No moment for diversion, deviation.
To call it a routine
Would offend me worse than blasphemy.
I’d sooner hear you claim I worship Satan.

It still is life
When there’s no heartbeat but your own.

Dear family,
Ignore the law
I’d rather live in isolation
Than be forced to go above
Die in a group with all my brothers.
Stay alive at any cost.

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from After the City Was Taken, released October 19, 2019

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