Red Cobra Chronicles

Lyrics

[INTRO] Whispered echoes of a hallway, the rustle of a carpet, Cathy’s house, a red cobra statue staring back at me. [VERSE 1] I remember the first time I saw that carved snake, A king on a pedestal, a blade of fate. The hilltop apartments, my mother and Aunt Kathy, Sunlight slanted through the glass, a promise in their eyes. Opening the drawer, my father's trooper badge glowed, A badge that held the weight of medicine and blood. He brought me home a snake, a microscope, a dream, Finger to glass, watching life in a tiny stream. [CHORUS] We ran on the hill, toboggan down the slope, Sisters laughing, brother’s heart in a rope. Brandy, the copper spaniel, howling in the wind, In the memories we’re forever pinned. [VERSE 2] Aunt Mari’s pool, a splash of summer heat, Pink panther floaty, a leap from the seat. Water rose, her eyes went wide, the world slipped by, Mother’s shout, “Don’t dive!” – a fear in every sigh. My arm broke on a car, the crash like a scream, The world turned to grey, I lived inside a dream. We moved to a new place, the walls a different song, A phone call from a stranger, saying right where we belong. [CHORUS] We ran on the hill, toboggan down the slope, Sisters laughing, brother’s heart in a rope. Brandy, the copper spaniel, howling in the wind, In the memories we’re forever pinned. [BRIDGE] The snake on the statue, the badge on my chest, The echo of a name I can’t forget. In the darkness of the phone’s cruel whisper, We stood together, we swore we’d never miss her. [HOOK] The red cobra, the hilltop, the broken arm, The pool’s blue glare, the taste of fear’s charm. We’re bound by the scars that time won’t erase, Each memory a thread in