*Walking the dawn in darkness
Passing the synthesis of stars
Who could you be looking for
On an hour shrouded in vice?
Do you seek the dame in bruises?
The dame who you shunned to do no harm?
The months may pass you by
But not your fears or your tears
This time
The cries are not your own
This time
You feel the need to compensate
For the distance that you made
To protect yourself from pain
Tonight
You have condolences to give
Tonight
You feel the need to chip at the ice
Before you turn and run
With no more ties to this crumbling estate
Your eyes were quivering so
Your lips were sealed by your own will
You dared not ***** your hands
Just glance and wear a smile or two
But now as the fool is raging
You fear that the dame may turn down life
As you considered once
When you sunk down all those years ago
This time
The cries are not your own
This time
You feel the need to compensate
For the distance that you made
To protect yourself from pain
Tonight
You have condolences to give
Tonight
You feel the need to chip at the ice
Before you turn and run
With no more ties to this crumbling estate
Do you wish to remain faithful
To your newfound passion for life?
Is that why you hope to reach out
Just this one time?
When you were a child
Your heart was shattered by violence
Cornering you into a hall of chains
Now you fear that there are other hearts out there
Running on the edge of despair
Could that be why
This time
The cries are not your own
This time
You feel the need to compensate
For the distance that you made
To protect yourself from pain
Tonight
You have condolences to give
Tonight
You feel the need to chip at the ice
Before you turn and run
With no more ties to this crumbling estate*
Aug 12, 2015
Aug 12, 2015 at 8:10 PM UTC
*Walking the dawn in darkness
Passing the synthesis of stars
Who could you be looking for
On an hour shrouded in vice?
Do you seek the dame in bruises?
The dame who you shunned to do no harm?
The months may pass you by
But not your fears or your tears
This time
The cries are not your own
This time
You feel the need to compensate
For the distance that you made
To protect yourself from pain
Tonight
You have condolences to give
Tonight
You feel the need to chip at the ice
Before you turn and run
With no more ties to this crumbling estate
Your eyes were quivering so
Your lips were sealed by your own will
You dared not ***** your hands
Just glance and wear a smile or two
But now as the fool is raging
You fear that the dame may turn down life
As you considered once
When you sunk down all those years ago
This time
The cries are not your own
This time
You feel the need to compensate
For the distance that you made
To protect yourself from pain
Tonight
You have condolences to give
Tonight
You feel the need to chip at the ice
Before you turn and run
With no more ties to this crumbling estate
Do you wish to remain faithful
To your newfound passion for life?
Is that why you hope to reach out
Just this one time?
When you were a child
Your heart was shattered by violence
Cornering you into a hall of chains
Now you fear that there are other hearts out there
Running on the edge of despair
Could that be why
This time
The cries are not your own
This time
You feel the need to compensate
For the distance that you made
To protect yourself from pain
Tonight
You have condolences to give
Tonight
You feel the need to chip at the ice
Before you turn and run
With no more ties to this crumbling estate*
Originally written on July 24th 2015 after witnessing a domestic dispute between a female neighbor and her alcoholic male partner.
Alas, despite the woman wanting to break up with her partner on the night of the incident, they're together again like nothing happened...
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© 2015 Jordan Dean "Mystery" Ezekude, Incognitus Entertainment
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