I gave everything I had
To something that would fail
Turned brightness and colour
Into something much more pale
"Don't worry it will all be ok."
"Nothing bad, will ever happen to you."
Were just some of the lies I told
It was all much worse, what happened to be true
I'm sorry I lost; the house, the car
Your mother's necklace that night
My lies became a tempest
Destroyed us like that kite
Remember the one with the yellow tail
I held the spool, and you held the line
A sudden gust, and off it went
Straight into that old white pine
The one we used to climb
We'd climb to the top
Sway with the breeze
I said I'd never stop
But I am a liar
Which now, you're well aware
Back then you weren't though
I acted like I didn't care
About myself, or others
I thought it protected me
It was that high pine perch
Too high for anyone to see
I'm trying to climb down
But I need a hand
I've been up there too long
Been so far from land
Sep 23, 2020
Sep 23, 2020 at 11:56 PM UTC
I gave everything I had
To something that would fail
Turned brightness and colour
Into something much more pale
"Don't worry it will all be ok."
"Nothing bad, will ever happen to you."
Were just some of the lies I told
It was all much worse, what happened to be true
I'm sorry I lost; the house, the car
Your mother's necklace that night
My lies became a tempest
Destroyed us like that kite
Remember the one with the yellow tail
I held the spool, and you held the line
A sudden gust, and off it went
Straight into that old white pine
The one we used to climb
We'd climb to the top
Sway with the breeze
I said I'd never stop
But I am a liar
Which now, you're well aware
Back then you weren't though
I acted like I didn't care
About myself, or others
I thought it protected me
It was that high pine perch
Too high for anyone to see
I'm trying to climb down
But I need a hand
I've been up there too long
Been so far from land
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