Woman Of Custom-Richard Wright

[00:13.48]Woman of custom just severed ties [00:18.92]What never changed had always died, so [00:24.50]Suddenly she's opened eyes [00:29.15]That fill with tears and come alive [00:35.56]Her stifled love sleeping forever was [00:40.98]Unaroused like changeless weather [00:46.54]And little chance that she was ever [00:52.34]Going to smash the precious measure [00:57.80]She never lived with pain, fear or anger [01:02.55]Windowless and tame like a precious stone langoured [01:08.16]A heart enchained, willing to surrender [01:13.61]But now if storms would only blow [01:21.58]She could really feel the roll [01:36.78]Those years of sleep, all waking dreams [01:42.38]Unpeopled places on painted screens [01:47.85]And diffused in subdued streams [01:52.93]Her life was cast, traditional schemes [01:59.10]She never lived with pain, fear or anger [02:04.24]Windowless and tame like a precious stone langoured [02:09.83]A heart enchained, willing to surrender [02:15.19]But now if storms would only blow [02:23.06]Then she could really feel the roll [02:28.53]She could really feel the roll [02:46.19]A hunger that lasts can have no pain [02:51.64]It's just these words that don't explain [02:57.30]Eaten alive and spat aout again [03:02.66]They jam in the memory like ancient remains