Where Demons Tread

Dearest,

I am used to surviving by making myself scarce and flighty around strangers.

If you keep acting like one, this mode in me is getting reinforced toward you because I can’t afford to let down my guard without safety in uncertain environments.

I don’t want to treat you as a stramger.

I need you to change your behavior toward me so that we can bridge into connection.

A Man's Journey, A Return To Innocence, Songs, Where Demons Tread

“Welcome Home” (Song)

By Athena Stairs, February 1, 2026

So when you’re feelin’ all alone
Well you know where to find me

And I can tell you need a friend
So come on over talk to me

You know I’ll be the one you need
There ain’t nothin’ can stop me

I’ve got a love for you that lasts
Beyond the controversy

Welcome home

Yeah
Welcome home

You know we’ve got at last our chance
That we’ve been so long dreamin’ of

With you I wanna have this dance
More sacred than they speak of

When we look back we’re gonna laugh
How quickly we fell into love

With no regrets we’ll take our time
Worthy at last to come alive

Yeah
Welcome home

Oh my love
Welcome home

(Instrumental break)

And now you know our love is true
So come and put your heart on me

We’ve got some things we’ve gotta proove
Let’s get to writin’ destiny

And we’ve been waitin for so long
I need your arms around me

Come help me sing our victory song
It’s time we’re livin’ life so free

Yeah
Welcome home

Ah
Welcome home

Yeah
Welcome home

My love
Welcome home

You’ve got my heart
You’ve got my soul
(Welcome home)

Ain’t got to worry
We found home
((Welcome home)

And in the days
Still to come
(Welcome home)

You know you’ll be
My only one
(Yeah)

Let’s make our start
And never part
(Alright now)

We’re made for
Purest lovin’ art

(Welcome home)

And in the mornin’
And the eve
(Welcome home)

You’re gonna be
All that I need

Yeah

So welcome home

My love

Welcome home

Come on in

Welcome home

You know I love you

Welcome home

(Instrumental ramping up and goin’ wild, fading off into the sunset)

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Songs, Where Demons Tread

Me & You (Song)

By Athena Stairs, January 31, 2026

And I

Long for you in wastelands
Where life is bitter hell

I long for you in darkness
Where hope can barely tell

I long for you in mountains
And through the hills and dales

I long for you in sadness
Where swollen tears once fell

I long for you in madness
Where mind’s gone out of sight

I long for you in gladness
As wish to share your might

I long for you when wistful
When love is just a wish

I long for you impassioned
As dreaming of your kiss

And if you were a demon
I would want you just the same

And if could find my voice right now
I’d always call your name

And when you’re seeking solace
I will be right here for you

And as the puppet becomes man
We’ll make a life brand new

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Where Demons Tread

Darling,

It’s kind of cute and funny (don’t you think?) that we seem to be having this effect upon each other.

Near tragic if we don’t do something soon to overcone it, but I think that it’s a very solid indicator that we are truly in love.

And this can be exhilarating if we create solid foundation and then let the feelings carry us  – thereby placing us into the next phrasing category of “head over heals in love!”

Where Demons Tread

My Love,

I am excited to know you.

I am sorry that I have such difficulty crossing the barrier to you.

My closest people could verify that I am usually not like this.

I can usually switch easily between intro- to brief extroversion in various situations.

I think that the issue for me is that you mean so much to me.

And when I get close to you, the overwhelming sensations inside of me compete for priority.

I guess this is what they mean by the phrase, ‘You sweep me off of my feet!'”