the beast from growing up by ff00ff

crying in a cage, i thought that i might die alone
a kind and gentle beast taught me to make the cage my home
a ribbon on her neck was in a language i don't read
i knew not where she came from, but i felt the love a child needs

"this," she told me, "this is just a cage you built yourself."
and in time i found that i could just walk out without her help
it was she who taught me how to manage on my own
and mighty beast she said goodbye and stayed behind when i was grown

god of kindness now i know just who you really are
o, immortal one, your wisdom came here with you from afar
i learned the sword and arcane tongue and now appreciate
the journey that you took to teach me how to love and how to hate

in the forest now, i felt surrounded there by ghosts
but "fear," the beast did tell me, "fear can help one grow the most.
"the scary things might hurt you, as you learned when you were young,"
she said, "but where you live, i'm sorry dear, you'll never see the sun."

so i did sheath my sword and then approach the scary things
and i found that some of them, as unexpected, weren't so mean
some became my friends, more close than any i had known
and with them i found peace and more than ever felt at home

some days ago i knew that i must find the kindly beast
no longer child, had to see her, and i knew where she would be
the land in which she dwelt was full of monsters full of teeth
and it took courage, i admit, to find the place where we would meet

"you know," she said, "immortal, i can manage here alone,
"but i love you and i'll fight for you, if you decide to bring me home."

• Electronic
• escape room
• experimental electronic
• experimental pop
• indie
• indie electronic
• Tacoma