It lays amongst an earthy mound
sweet venom rests on top
Strange figures pass without a glance
Until those old days stop

With not a whip it rests and hums
Lets out one desperate sigh
But petals hide it's secret dream
To make an easier fall and die

To be killed for a small misdeed of another
Must be an awful way to live  
But to you, a precious little flower
Is all that you can give

Call me twice
By phone to phone
Kickstart again
fill in the noise
Of cars and empty busses
Passing on through ***** streets

And solitude will give you truth
But extravertial dreams pass by  
And The Words pass by
And the ticking clock stops
And the doubts will end
So Stay on the beat
But don't be a fool
Look down
Oh Look down
And turn east towards home
For as the crow flies
You're going on track

So don't loose your head  
With heartbreak rhymes
Or by lonely walks
Or not showing up
Because you don't need it
None of it
All you need is to be you

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Then Answer me once
Without those bundled up words
A year's been far too long for this
For the secrets been spilled
The music's been stopped
All that remains is traffic and pain  

And loneliness is no great friend
So force yourself to marry that fool
Do it just right
In a pristine church
To win some kind of forgotten duel
Make some empty plans
To catch up on friends
Remember your missing days?
You can count the past on ticking clocks
If have the time to spare

And do you look back?
With teary eyes
Or shorter breaths
Or great regrets
Do you stay awake at night
Wishing you had just been you?
Well strike yourself from the milk box signs
Because you know I certainly do

It's such a shame when people change
When laughter turns to silence
But can you say you've stayed the same
Through all these years of violence?

Answer me once
Without bundled up words
A year's been far too long.
For the secrets been spilled
The music's been stopped
And all that's left is traffic and pain  

And loneliness is no great friend
So force yourself to marry a fool
Do it just right
In a pristine church
To win some kind of forgotten fight
Make some empty plans
To catch up on friends
Remember your missing days?
You can count the past on ticking clocks
If you find some time to spare

And do you look back?
With teary eyes
Or shorter breaths
Or great regrets
Do you stay awake at night
Wishing you had just been you?
Well strike yourself from the milk box signs
Because you know I certainly do

O lay me dOwn
By Grandfather's side
Where the last Ones sang their sOng
Tell me hOw tO end my life
Please -
O you've never yet been wrOng

You're the hope
The only bit of it
I can see it in the blinding daylight
I can see it through gorse bushes
The only patch of green left
In the burnt out break where my heart is

And at this stage I've learned that waiting does nothing
So I wish you'd hurry up
Don't let me get caught up in the past again
I've made that mistake more times than I'd care to admit
It will destroy me eventually
It's already tried to rewire the voices in my head
convince me that I've been someone I'm not
Challenge my old fondness with silence

Yes, love is strange  
I have long since thought that something a lot more simple could easily take it's place
A vase filled with roughly cut flowers
or anything as peaceful