THE TWELVIE DUTIES
[Verse 1] Her heart aches. She just can't believe it happened.The mother. He really is leaving them for good this time. The father. Birds don't know how to sleep he thinks. The twelvie. I must watch over her soul. The angels have ascended to heaven it’s night. The twelvie. They sing, then stop— the birds. I'm in pain. I must stay awake while up above they seem to have something to celebrate—the neighbors. Father is absent he took his car and clothes i'm hungry. The sister. [chorus] Silence. Everybody. A twelve years old got to fake being an adult tonight. She fell asleep while he was cooking for his six years old. The mother. He left with a woman he intend to marry soon. The father. He hopes he will help him glue back the broken pieces of her heart. The guardian angel. And they think they should call the cops even though their fights are basal. The neighbors. That's all random even it should not be the twelvie's duties. [Verse 2] And to t...