Gather your mind, let's fall
take the very last of your ink
and paint the stars in negative space
I'm here with you
I'll be here with you
I'll hang on even when we crash and burn
and there's nothing to salvage
and in the crater we'll lay for eternity
staring at the dead light above
and digging our faces in the ground
when the sun's rays return
common as stars seem here
they never fail to amaze
I can't stop staring
I feel like I'm in a beautiful world
a bubble of endless beauty and wonder
speechless. thoughtless
full of nothingness yet filled with hope
though I know in the light
and bustle of day
in their absence
I can't see beauty without feeling the importance of action
here all you need is to walk with your head in the stars
not caring what happens
no use bothering with the ground
and the dangers that may lie ahead
walk alone
slip into the night
mountains wrapping you up in their arms
encompassing the silence
as utterly alone in this world as you are
there's no need to be selfish
involved with self-absorbed worries
you're still a shelled seed
but how can you expect to change
when you close every open door with a spiteful shove?
I'm nothing but another blur of flesh and color
the cold nips into your pores
making breathing sting
and the wind caresses you much too hastily
reminds you that you remain anchored
to comfort and the day to day routine of feeding into to wants and needs
living from one commercial structure to the next
little support comes from within
I look to the stars and feel the serenity of being invisible
we rely upon the external to get us through
I pay little mind to the world's aches too absorbed in my own
but the stars remind me to feel blessed
and relinquish the false pain I hold on to
Aug 13, 2014
Aug 13, 2014 at 4:07 PM UTC
Gather your mind, let's fall
take the very last of your ink
and paint the stars in negative space
I'm here with you
I'll be here with you
I'll hang on even when we crash and burn
and there's nothing to salvage
and in the crater we'll lay for eternity
staring at the dead light above
and digging our faces in the ground
when the sun's rays return
common as stars seem here
they never fail to amaze
I can't stop staring
I feel like I'm in a beautiful world
a bubble of endless beauty and wonder
speechless. thoughtless
full of nothingness yet filled with hope
though I know in the light
and bustle of day
in their absence
I can't see beauty without feeling the importance of action
here all you need is to walk with your head in the stars
not caring what happens
no use bothering with the ground
and the dangers that may lie ahead
walk alone
slip into the night
mountains wrapping you up in their arms
encompassing the silence
as utterly alone in this world as you are
there's no need to be selfish
involved with self-absorbed worries
you're still a shelled seed
but how can you expect to change
when you close every open door with a spiteful shove?
I'm nothing but another blur of flesh and color
the cold nips into your pores
making breathing sting
and the wind caresses you much too hastily
reminds you that you remain anchored
to comfort and the day to day routine of feeding into to wants and needs
living from one commercial structure to the next
little support comes from within
I look to the stars and feel the serenity of being invisible
we rely upon the external to get us through
I pay little mind to the world's aches too absorbed in my own
but the stars remind me to feel blessed
and relinquish the false pain I hold on to
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