Storm

The storm that was us
The words that we used
In rain we shed our anger
In the dark, our hearts confused

Standing, against the noise
Burdened by these dreams
We move closer to the edge
Our love tearing at the seams

Was I blind to your trouble
Did I find it hard to resist
The heartaches, pain and breaks
I took as evidence that love exists

In sheets, this thundering rain
The rising smell of bittersweet
Our fingers laced and tore apart
Again and again, love and defeat

This chaotic constellation
Our battered souls and hearts
Wrapped and rolled in madness
Nothing like how it was at the start

How is it only now that we remember
All the things we could not see
When in the storm we were not us
But now, apart, we can finally be?

It's the storming that we remember
But all the little things we miss
Now apart and away on our islands
We regret and hang on to these

When shall the heavens show again
When comes the sun to stop the rain
Apart, between the hands and the heart
We stand, like weary night watchmen

When Love Has Forgottened About You

You see someone
You'd love to hold
You see a heart
You'd love to know

But you see someone
Already in that place
You see someone
Loving that face

When you feel
Like there's no plan
And love has forgotten
Left you where you stand

Don't walk away
Don't walk away
Not yet
Don't walk away

I've been afraid
To tell you
That when you see someone
I only see you

I've been wrong
About losing you
When holding back
We would never know

So when you feel
Like there's no plan
And love has forgotten
Left you where you stand

Just turn around
Right where you've sighed
Just take my hand
We could yet make this right

Don't walk away
Don't walk away
Not yet
Don't walk away

Memory

I heard your name today
They asked how you were doing
But I could hardly even hear them
Over the sound of my heart thumping

All at once the memories
They came rushing back
How we used to laugh, used to run
Our hand in hand

I quickly searched my face
For a good excuse to answer
Said that you were doing great
But inside I knew I was a liar

How could you be great
After where we have been
Tearing down dark alleys
Lost and lonely now we stand

And so I turned to go
Like how you say I do
Hiding the pain in my eyes
So they won't know the truth

I know that I don't have
Much more to hold on
I would tell them all about
How we went wrong

As I step outside
Into the cold damp air
My hands still shaking
While my eyes just stared

I feel you
With every breath I take
The living rock in my heart
Our memories, oh they ache

All we wanted
Was for this to work
But what we got
Was love and hurt

And the memories
And the memories

Nothing

When I stand here with you
When we're here close together
I remember all the words
And how we used to whisper

Oh those days and nights
We swore would never end
But now on the sidewalk
It's the hurt that I can't pretend


I still feel a shiver in my hand
When you hold me near
With my fingers in your hair
It brings me close to tears

How did we ever
End up so far apart
Throwing in the towel
Before the time was up

You say that you'll wait
For me to come around
And that you've made up your mind
Never to let me down

Oh, if you could only
Read my heart right now
I loved you but this love has
Left me with nothing (nothing)


We stumbled through
Almost three years we've taken
From a twist and fearful start
To the fireworks we were making

All along those streets
And dreams that we have shared
Hiding all the tears and words
That make us now despair


How could I shake this shiver
When you hold me near
The thought that we're all over
Brings me close to tears

How did we ever
End up so far apart
Throwing in the towel
Before the time was up

You say that you'll wait
For me to come around
And that you've made up your mind
Never to let me down

Oh, if you could only
Read my heart right now
I loved you but this love has
Left me with nothing


Oh, nothing. Nothing.

The Hardest Part

Perhaps the hardest part
Of living
Is the fear
Of losing it all

Perhaps the hardest part
Of losing
Is the anguish
Of picking up pieces

Perhaps the hardest part
Of picking up
Is the aching
Reflected in every wound

Then yet comes healing
Oh, so slowly
Is the tingling
An impatience or infection

Yet the harder part
Of healing
Is the wait
Before moving on

Perhaps the hardest part
Of it all
Is the choice
To always live, love and forgive

Cropped Stopped

Clipped wings
Though for a day
For any bird
Would seem a lifetime

Cropped short
My mane is no longer
My crown
Lynched and shamed

Burned black
My eyes hot with anger
The reins
Have been lashed again

Nameless
This cause we're sold
An idea
Noble, until it unfolds

Fruitless
The stubborn sparks of hope
Ignite again
Against stoned jaded souls

Disappointed
In the rewards for the just
Frustrated
By systemic pessimistic rust

I concede
That I may heed your orders once
My loyalty
Will not be easily earned

Not until
There is more than just a promise
At last
We speak not only to your shadow