Swineherder

Swineherder

Born and bred to mind the swine, I've
Never minded much
Every night I dined with demons
And shivered at their touch
I'd wake and shake and check the hour
And curse the lord of dreams
And every dawn the herd grew larger
I guess nothing's what it seems

And if you ask me again
Who's to say the answer'd be the same?
For all you know I coulda been lying

And if you stole me away
How long d'you reckon I would stay?
I could never leave my herd dying

I know I want for nothing, that I
Drown in surplus
But now and then, again I seem to
Want for purpose
Is this my all, my self, is this
Who I am?
The swineherder who works alone to
Cover up their sham

I suppose
So
I suppose
So
I suppose
So I will not take it any longer

Well if you ask me again
Then I swear the answer will have changed
This boy they moulded will expose them

And if you steal me away
Forever in your arms and debt I'll stay
The beasts I tended now seem loathsome

And now I see how I've been blind
And how the swine and demons in my mind
Are, and always were, one and the same

Give me some time to readjust
To learn of love and loss and lies and lust
Give me this chance to earn a new name