Still Life

Lyrics

[Verse 1] On the mantelpiece there's a scrap of leather like a half remembered truth, or lie And there's a photograph of a sunlit garden and a sword that seemed to burn with light [Chorus] The way is closed now, and I can't go home The way is closed now, and I can't go home [Verse 2] Near the fireplace, black with soot and sorrow and the absence of synecdoche There's a whetted axe with a weathered handle, and the weight of it is dear to me [Chorus] The way is closed now, and I can't go home The way is closed now, and I can't go home [Outro] What if I, what if I just let go? If I just let go