Standing there, watching the waves,
I thought we had it.

But we were dying as that sun was setting.

Fading beautifully, as only something involving humans can,
Burning the sky in shades of glorious reds.

Our castle, built of sand and borrowed time,
Washed a sea in a fortnight,
Left but faint indentations in its wake.

i'm the man drinking coffee alone at the diner who kindly asks you for the time. you reply but you don't even look at me in my eyes.
i'm the lone deer you hit while driving at 3am. you don't even stop the car. you even forgot about it the next day.
i'm the homeless cat you stopped feeding at night. i still meow at your doorstep. you just ignore it.

Take apart your words and put them back together
See how they string you along?
Think a little more before you sleep forever
Maybe you'll relate to a much better song

Have yourself a drink and think it over
Don't come out at night
Put your head in the mind of your lover
And would you want to see such a sight?

Come along, sweetheart, and hear my story
It isn't one of my own
But this has happened to many others before me
And look at how they've grown

Look inside the mirror and look closely
Tell me, who do you see?
Everything in life passes but only slowly
And soon you will be just like me

Morning air
Cold and loud
Crisp at the touch
Whispering wonders of wisdom
And freezing my flesh.