POST-MORTEM STOLEN MEMORIES

Frail contents in a broken jar
Mean more to me than what you are
Coming to see the ruin you made
Guest of dishonor that shouldn't have stayed
Near the river's falls was my hidden chest
and I wasn't looking for someone to invest
You investigated, and then you discovered
my belongings, which I want to be recovered
Do not rely on what others have said
I'm not missing in action, I don't think I'm dead
Pieces of my reliable nature are melting me down
I wander back and forth from the river to the town

Stolen views of moral acts
Self-altered and exaggerated facts
The cards you carry are of the same suit
Don't jump to conclusions, lacking a chute
Belittle the needs that I have for life
But I will not threaten like you with that knife
Darkness overcomes without honor for the guest
The honor is feigned but it was no formal request
Home can be anywhere, temporarily yours
They just want you to help with the chores
Gullible standards keep wearing me down
I wander back and forth from the river to the town

Scrape the last bit of good from the bottom of the pond, you
End up with your view of others that can't reach beyond you
Related systems of self respect
Rates of interest you don't expect
Just in case you do not knowI am watching where you go
Where your time is spent, and what you buy
Self-employed as my personal spy
Mandatory feelings of curiosity
I keep up with your velocity
I'm not giving you the opportunity to tether me down
I wander back and forth from the river to the town

I left my drum in the cornfield when I was ten
And I went back to get it to play it again
I found it and grabbed 2 cornstalks and played it last year
I beat the drum with the stalks, I guess I played it by ear
Yes I hid things in my younger days
The things I saved are things I praise
and they are now in your possession
I'm awaiting your confession
They mean nothing to you, but pocket change
To me they're memories not in your range
And you're trying to keep my confidence down
I wander back and forth from the river to the town

I was shocked at the river to find it bereft
Of the time capsule that I had long ago left
The fatal day is waiting
and my memories are fading
I must quickly sustain them
But you have restrained them
I want it to be returned, I don't think I've died
I need to be reminded of all the memories inside
I buried it there for a very good reason
It wasn't for you to find the following season
If you have a heart then please bring it on down
I'll just be wandering back and forth from the river to the town