Avalanche Ghost

[Verse 1: Cardinal Copia]
Well, I stepped into an avalanche
It covered up my soul
When I am not this hunchback that you see
I sleep beneath the golden hill
You, who wish to conquer pain
You must learn, learn to serve me well

[Verse 2: Cardinal Copia]
You strike my side by accident
As you go down for your gold
The cripple here that you clothe and feed
Is neither starved nor cold
He does not ask for your company
Not at the center, the center of the world

[Verse 3: Cardinal Copia]
When I am not on a pedestal
You did not raise me there
Your laws do not compel me
To kneel grotesque and bare
I, myself am the pedestal
For this ugly hump at which you stare

[Verse 4: Cardinal Copia]
You who wish to conquer pain
You must learn what makes me kind
The crumbs of love that you offer me
They're the crumbs I've left behind
Your pain is no credential here
It's just the shadow; shadow of my wound