Burned down but not forgotten
The walls were sturdy but the floor was rotten
Men like phantoms moving in the cold
Men like phantoms move - well
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This is the house that silence built
This is the place where she takes her shelter
I know the game she plays
Lays down the hand that a hard life dealt her
Mule Skinner you can call this house your home
You come a stranger but you seldom leave alone
Standing on the edge of a dying hour
They were standing on the edge - well
Raise high the roof beams everyone
Choose your words wisely and be done
Hearing accusations from yourself
You can hear them from yourself - well
Standing on the slope of an icy roof
You amble out but the answers are aloof
A month of hungry Sundays in a row
You can find them in a row - well