used to be time, well-spent
see your smile, all day.
i thought we'd meet up soon but
the time's just walking away.
used to be room to breathe
but now the minutes leave like days
i ask our time to stay but
all i get from the clock is a look away.
you're worried you're feeling wanted,
or worse.
tired of smiling at me, it hurts.
i wanna go
where you go
when you turn the other way
i wanna see the things i know i cannot see.
sharp objects in your eyes aiming for mine
i fall apart in there, under the gravity.
it could've been time, or space,
could've been time for space
but i can't tell you that when you
keep tossing and turning away.
the clock's stopped counting past today
all i get is your look away.
the world's falling after me.
there used to be intimacy, but now
it's all coming down on me
Jun 24, 2019
Jun 24, 2019 at 10:19 PM UTC
used to be time, well-spent
see your smile, all day.
i thought we'd meet up soon but
the time's just walking away.
used to be room to breathe
but now the minutes leave like days
i ask our time to stay but
all i get from the clock is a look away.
you're worried you're feeling wanted,
or worse.
tired of smiling at me, it hurts.
i wanna go
where you go
when you turn the other way
i wanna see the things i know i cannot see.
sharp objects in your eyes aiming for mine
i fall apart in there, under the gravity.
it could've been time, or space,
could've been time for space
but i can't tell you that when you
keep tossing and turning away.
the clock's stopped counting past today
all i get is your look away.
the world's falling after me.
there used to be intimacy, but now
it's all coming down on me
dedicated to Nicky Wish for giving me the right words
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