Shivering to the thunder on each side of the wall
clutching each other, crouched to the ground where the bullets fall

peppering our bodies with lead, intoxicating us with gas and spray
two lonely strangers caught in a war, death lingering whichever way -

the cracks grow louder and you grip me tighter
smell of charred asphalt makes my head spin lighter

[for hours we convinced ourselves we'd be okay, praying for a cease-fire
ah but the gunfire's approach only proved our hope a liar]

children scream, cars explode and foolish men curse
idiosyncratic ideologies being the only first

brains polluted by a faith stagnant, an unwavering loyalty that decays
legions upon legions of khaki clad knights sent forth to erase

and yet in these flames of conflict our shrewd love blooms
growing like the little Daisy poking through the rubble at our feet -

lovers that have shared each other's lives forever
yet 'tis in the face of death that we truly meet

--// Prrrap-Prrrap-Prrrap //-

I look in your eyes, see the beauty I saw in our teenage years

specks of powdered concrete on your lashes

pupils dilated in fear -

oh baby, p-please don't leave me

--// CRACK! //-

I want to die in your embrace, right now, right here.