you saw my pain washed out in the rain
broken glass, saw the blood run from my veins
but you saw no fault, no cracks in my heart
and you knelt beside my hope torn apart

but the ghosts that we knew will flicker from view
we'll live a long life

so give me hope in the darkness that i will see the light
'cause oh, they gave me such a fright
but i will hold as long as you like
just promise me we'll be alright

so lead me back, turn south from that place
and close my eyes to my recent disgrace
'cause you know my call and we'll share my all
and our children come and they will hear me roar

so give me hope in the darkness that i will see the light
'cause oh, they gave me such a fright
but i will hold as long as you like
just promise me we'll be alright

but hold me still, bury my heart on the coals
but hold me still, bury my heart next to yours

so give me hope in the darkness that i will see the light
'cause oh, they gave me such a fright
but i will hold on with all of my might
just promise me we'll be alright

but the ghosts that we knew made us black and all blue
but we'll live a long life

and the ghosts that we knew will flicker from view
and we'll live a long life

~Mumford & Sons, 'Ghosts That We Knew'

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kitten robots are small
kitten robots understand small, helpful words like 'mew' and 'beep'
kitten robots do not understand big, scary words like 'post-traumatic stress disorder'
but they are still robots
and robots understand 'broken'

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Ix belongs to reesh
Farore & art by me