What the Black Cat Knows

They told me,
"Turn around,
see that black cat 
stalking you".
It knows your name
It knows your shame
It's come to claim
your black-jack soul 
back in black tonight.

She's Queen of darkness 
pawing at the borders
until moonlight bleeds,
in the black kingdom
that daylight never sees.

Prophets sold salvation,
Merchants sold me gold.
Love sold me promises
carved ice-cold in stone.
My dreams come in iron collars,
rusted shut with time.
That black cat keeps the keys
so I'm hunting on her trail.

So I turn, around...
Let that black cat stalk me.
Let her eyes unlock me.
Let her claws unchain me.
Let me free...
LET ME FREE!

Follow the shine!
When heavens disappear.
Follow the shine!
There's nothing left to fear.
The lion breaks your sneer.
The tiger wakes desire.
The leopard stalks the darkness.
The panther lights the fire.
The black cat steals black aces
deals another life.

The black cat knows....

She walks between the worlds,
where broken spirits roam.
She never leaves....
the lost all alone.
She never leaves...
the lonely, on their own.

The tiger broke his collar.
The lion smashed his crown.
The panther flew from darkness
instead of backing down.
The leopard swapped white spots—
for dark red glowing eyes.
The black cat watched them all
beneath forgotten skies.

Follow the shine!
When the last star dies.
Follow the shine!
When the daylight lies, 
Every black cat shadow...
is a doorway in disguise.
Every ending sheds a skin.
Every death ignites its rise.

The black cat knows...

The black cat knows...

The black cat knows..

Its darkness 

.....IS THE DAWN.

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