NEXT TO MIDNIGHT
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And she was amazed at how easy it was
To farewell hope as her hand he lost
And she was amazed at how softly it ran;
The fear of release, as it pooled in the palm of her hand.

And she said:
’Fly me on silver wings so true
Above the ugly streets, so cruel
Upon the air tonight, and acrest the solar gaze
For the pain it disappears, within your sweet embrace’

‘Let me taste tonight eternal life
To love you, and to share our cores
‘Till the first rays of dawn reveal us
Wrapped in heaven’s love’

I awoke and the honey soaked through me
The bonds of life now cut free
And so our past lies in ruin, but the light beckons on
To sleep the sleep of angels, lost in the memory of love

…lost in the memory of love.

SOMETHING
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Cover your eyes and your ears in cinder
Paint your face with chalk
Numb yourself to the murmurs of the soul
And to all you’ve ever dreamed before.

‘cause the streets are bare, so embittered and alone
and you are just a person on his own.

I felt the rain upon me, chilling through my flesh
And what if I felt no more? What if that was my last breath?

The stars would tell of our hearts’ undoing
And the crumbling factions of a man
And how this found your house, and left you hopeless and resigned
That this was to exist within glorious life.

I felt your hand down on me, and the tremors shook my chest.
And then I felt no more. Not a tingle in this flesh.

‘cause everything I’ve ever loved has fallen away.
‘cause everything I’ve ever loved has fallen away, through the years;
The cruel and spiteful years.
You know that our lives will be lost to this.


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