I pledge myself to your misery
I kneel at its throne
Respecting your proclivity
To languish on your own
Like a snowflake starting an avalanche
It always depends
On where you land
There’s a trap door in your heart
That I’m free-falling through
I can only get so close
So close to you
I give myself to your memory
You can lock me in its cage
But if only the winners write history
There will be nothing on our page
You were a boulder tumbling down a hill
And my fate was all but sealed
By standing still
There’s a trap door in your heart
And a button on your desk
Well-worn from being pressed
There’s a trap door in your heart
I’m falling through
There’s a trap door in your heart
Where everyone disappears
When they reach to pull you near
There’s a trap door in your heart
I wish I knew
And now I’m falling through
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Envy The Birds
I can’t recall where I left— I left my mind, I left my mind It’s somewhere in the rubble of an argument And hard to find, it’s hard to find I watched as …
Full Of Stars
Please forgive me These nights, my head is full of stars Of constellations retreating Away from where we are And I fear I’ll soon be wishing on an empty sky …
How Heavenly A State
Death lingered in your doorway Awaiting invitation Like a vampire or a neighbor They sensed your hesitation And your eventual acquiescence Rained sheets of pain and anger …
I Built You A Tower (A)
I built you a tower A tower in my mind A place that no one else No one else would ever find ‘Cause I needed you I needed you contained You’d run circles …
I Built You A Tower (B)
I built you a tower in my mind A place that no one else could ever find ‘Cause I needed you contained You’d run circles ‘round my brain Until I could …