bills pile up
accounts are dry
streets keep calling
tents, the new real estate

the sun is out today
a chill october tuesday
breath it in
and for a second i am still
for a second i'm a feather
breath it in
the world can disappears
calm
even in the darkness
the colors are as vibrant as i remember

it stops for a minute
i can see again
i can breath
let me breath
shallow breaths
sixty seconds a day
im counting
shallow breaths
sixty seconds
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and now back to our regularly scheduled program

we are intelligent creatures
try and fail and try again
try and fail to fail again
fail and fail and fail again
again and again and again
eternal in our pursuit we try and try
and try till we succeed
we are intelligent creatures

until yesterday i though i was alone
until i saw you smile directed straight at me
hard to believe i never let it sink below
and our eyes met and all was well
and the world stopped to look behind itself
to realize our instant glow

what can be said about a girl
that makes the whole world disappear
and all that's left is all that's needed to rebuild
well build our home and shape the stones
and make it perfectly livable
all i need is your hand to set me free

these silhouettes and cardboard cut outs
walk the path that leads into my mind
but whos to say
they are welcomed to stay

for you ill exist in your thoughts and nowhere else
until you learn that when you soar and fly
you crash and burn and loose your smile

align the stars for me
and let their shining light guide me to where i need to be
then sedate me to ease the pain
that standing next to you always brings

on the phone you speak
alone
listening to the constant moan on the dial tone
the only comfort you'll ever find
is from a sound that has no mind

its 1am and i'm at home
the doors are closed and i'm just sitting
playing cards with god, he's winning
the world comes undone