[00:00:01] Edward Benz 27 Times - La Dispute [00:00:10] I heard the old man's voice break [00:00:12] Stutter once then stop it I heard [00:00:14] A sentence started confidently [00:00:16] Halted by the sudden absence of a word [00:00:19] Stumbled and he sputtered trying to find it back [00:00:21] Something once so simple gone now [00:00:23] When he finally gave up told me [00:00:25] "Aw it's like hell getting old" [00:00:28] When you came into the store [00:00:30] Did you know you'd show me your scars [00:00:32] I had a heavy heart [00:00:34] He carried a door [00:00:36] It's shattered pane all wrapped in plastic [00:00:39] And he asked if I could fix it [00:00:41] Come by a little later [00:00:42] Help him put it back on hinges [00:00:45] "See I'm far too old to lift it [00:00:48] And it's not for my house it's my son's" [00:00:51] When you opened up the door [00:00:53] What is it you thought you'd find [00:00:55] Nobody flinch [00:00:58] Later I came by [00:01:00] And backed into the driveway [00:01:02] Got out to find him waiting there [00:01:05] To lead me through the side yard [00:01:07] To back behind the house [00:01:09] Where the door frame stood empty and [00:01:12] Helped me keep it steady [00:01:14] While I hammered all the pins in [00:01:16] Then later on the porch [00:01:19] We somehow got to talking [00:01:21] He told me of the house [00:01:23] And how his son is schizophrenic [00:01:25] So they purchased it for him [00:01:28] The medication working [00:01:30] And they figured it would help him fit in [00:01:34] Help him lead a normal life [00:01:36] But the pills made him sleep too much [00:01:41] And he couldn't keep a job as a result [00:01:44] So one day he just gave up on taking them [00:01:49] And that day she had called you [00:01:52] He'd locked her outside of the house [00:01:58] How quickly did you get there [00:02:03] And what were you thinking while walking up [00:02:07] What fears flashed in front of you [00:02:10] Taunted you walking to unlock the door [00:02:31] I remember it Ed [00:02:34] That story you told me [00:02:36] Came back clear tonight [00:02:39] Here while writing [00:02:40] And you should know the feeling never left me [00:02:44] The weight of my heart [00:02:45] When you showed me the scars [00:02:48] On your arms [00:02:49] When I looked in your eyes [00:02:51] And I heard what you'd said [00:02:54] How you'd probably would've died [00:02:56] Were it not for to care [00:02:59] For your daughter and wife [00:03:01] How he drove in the knife [00:03:03] Still your son [00:03:04] How you seemed to look through me [00:03:07] To some old projector screen [00:03:10] Playing back the scene as you [00:03:12] Described it on a movie reel [00:03:14] As real as the minute when it happened [00:03:18] That memory moving behind me [00:03:21] That moment that changed you for good [00:03:24] And he drove to the house [00:03:27] And pulled into the driveway [00:03:29] Got out to his wife [00:03:31] Waiting frantic [00:03:33] She'd come by to check [00:03:35] Found the pillbox was empty [00:03:37] Went out to the pharmacy [00:03:40] To fill up his prescription [00:03:42] And came back to a locked door [00:03:44] And could not get back in [00:03:47] She'd knocked and she'd knocked [00:03:49] But he wasn't responding [00:03:55] Put the key into the lock [00:03:58] And turned it [00:04:00] Felt the bolt slide away [00:04:03] Slowly open [00:04:05] Went into the hall [00:04:08] His son held a knife [00:04:10] Standing off in the shadows [00:04:13] Lunged forward and tackled him [00:04:15] Stabbing him over and over [00:04:19] And breaking that window [00:04:21] He fled up the staircase [00:04:24] The ambulance came [00:04:26] Stitched and filled him with blood [00:04:28] While the cops took his son [00:04:31] With his wires so tangled [00:04:33] His father was a stranger [00:04:36] And I sit in my apartment [00:04:39] I'm getting no answers [00:04:41] I'm finding no peace