I'll build a castle in the sky
It's made of clouds, it's soft and light
Up so high, no one can reach it
Up so high, away from you.

every ten years give or take
my house decides
it needs to be changed

at the beginning i do not notice
it starts small
the fans slow down
and the doors cannot close
but only when
the lights fail
do i truly realise it

i stare up at you, an empty lamp now
and i try to think back of the previous lamps
that i loved and have left me
and although it only feels like yesterday
when i met you
i no longer have memories of anything before you

i consider taking a photo
but you are nothing but a husk of yourself
and i think
that is not how you want to be remembered

ten years ago,
i might have taken a photo of you
but even if i did
i would not know where to find it
if i can find it

there is a new lamp
it is different
but just as beautiful
i am not used to it yet
but i know i will love it as much as i love you
because this is my house
and i love everything about it
even as it changes

the electrician tells me this lamp will last me a long time
it is better than the previous ones, you see
because the bulbs can be replaced separately
he gives me a bulb, complimentary
daylight, he tells me

i take a photo of it in its glory
i already know that ten years from now
i will have forgotten you
and i will have lost
this very photo

but why is daylight so cold?
in my memory
the sun is always gold

i have lived more years than you and that will never change
if you want to take my path
i will let you.
but,
never make the mistakes i made.
the world is harsh
and something always has to give
but,
it is okay
for i love what i do.
make sure you give less
make sure your love never fades.
you are the only one i am willing to lose to
but rest assured i will never go easy
because,
i know your worth
and you might be the only person on earth
who is worth
more than me.