Ebenezer from Godless by Screaming Mad Dee

Ebenezer sat out front in overalls
Waiting for a package that would never come
Scratched his head beneath his thinning, gray hair
And pondered his existence, troublesome
Ebenezer walked the road in dungarees
Looking for the things he once held dear
Summer sun brought lines of sweat that trickled down his face
He hoped answers would appear

Where did they go?
Would they return?

Ebenezer worked the earth for his next meal
Hoping against hope for sustenance
Prayed for rain but day by day was met with drought
In spite of bended knee and penitence
Ebenezer lit a candle, watched it burn away
Looking for the things he missed so much
Summer moon lit the stones that marked the graves
Hopes and dreams he could no longer touch

Why did they go?
What took them away?

Ebenezer pulled the shades to end the day
One no better than the one that came before
Said his prayers but suspected they would be ignored
‘Til the day he prayed no more
The whippoorwill off in the night cried its lonely song
As Ebenezer lie in tears
Hour after hour, hear the chiming of the bells
The dismal soundtrack of his fears

• Acoustic
• Americana
• Maryland doom
• dark
• swampy
• Frederick