Week 1, Entry 6

[goatgodschild]

The song “Berserker”, by Leslie Fish was recommended by another blog to those who have anger issues, and having listened, I absolutely agree. It’s an uncomfortable song, especially knowing how often you’ve felt under attack when you aren’t in the slightest, but it’s worth it.

Oh, do not seek to know what lies
Behind these mild and patient eyes,
For I have seen the demon’s powers –
And even let the monster run –
In certain unforgotten hours.

The fire that sleeps within the blood
Can waken to a burning flood
That sweeps away whatever moved
Before the wordless killer’s eye.
Oh, do not cry to see it proved!

No, leave the devil where it lies.
Cast no blood into my eyes,
And never place my life in threat,
For when the monster comes alive,
If you survive, you won’t forget.

The roar when language falls away,
The vision bleached to black and gray,
The speed that makes the wind feel slow,
The strength beyond the bones’ designs:
These are the signs I too well know.

I wear my weapons openly,
Tolerant, kind, though I must be.
I keep the Fenris-wolf in reins,
But this much warning I must give:
That while I live, the beast remains.