Alone on a country path
to home, there is nowhere back
a loan that you must return
but you know you never will.
A field where the sun has lain
a barn with a crooked frame
a man with a golden pen
he meets you on the road.
What could you say?
You couldn’t explain
your hands just shook with guilt.
The house that absence built.
The sink of the western sun
a sigh and the day is done
a man with a golden pen
he meets you on the road.
Three men from behind the hill
ride in and surround you still
you know there is nowhere back
there’s nowhere to run.
They ride you hard
and when they leave
you can feel your spirit wilt.
The house that absence built.
A change coming from within
a man with a golden pen
you speak all the words you know
he writes down every one.
You sneer cause you must not cry
the fear of a dimming sky
ride in and the reasons why
will meet you on the road.
The trees will rise
like black men where
the golden sun in spilt
in the house that absence built.
This is a song about the Pine Fairy being raped by three traveling men that he meets on the road. They may or may not be human, since such things are harder to tell from the Pine Fairy’s perspective.
The reference to Black Men isn’t related to humans of African descent. Black Men are a subset of what I call “Gingerbread Fairies.” Basically humanoid beings that are larger than us, but with more simplistic forms. They come in different colors and are about 8-10 feet tall with bodies that are a cross between a human and a three dimensional gingerbread cookie (if the cookie was made of colored light.) Although their bodies have no mass or weight, they are stronger than gorillas and can easily move physical objects in this world. Sometimes the Black Men will show up to protect people from an attack, other times they will show up afterwards to help the person regain their power. They are jet black and always travel by night.
The man with the golden pen is a being similar to St. Peter. He helps you to record, review, and evaluate the choices of your life so that you can feel the appropriate remorse and finally gain wisdom.
Download MP3: Rape of the Pine Fairy