When the years feel like they're crawling Look to the sky and maybe the stars will tell you something About a time spent running from the things that matter And the strength given up in a fitting surrender Darling, there's a reason why I'm here in your heart Out of all the questions of life, why bother taking part In the ruin of men and of the ideals held in youth No longer are we bright-eyed, clueless kids without tooth We took that as a sign to go into the wild we hate What did we learn, darling? What kept us up to date? So when the mind comes up with things better left unsaid Take my love, darling, and dip it in red
When the rain feels like it's pouring without respite Down your worries in bitter taste and drowning in spite Gone is the sparkle in your eyes—one I swore to protect How can I find it without having me as a suspect? Of failed dreams and life let go just to survive What else are we to do except feel pain and dive Head-first into the void they call heaven on earth Is it what they call love? Darling, it's nothing unheard We have stained the night and slumbered in the dark How we laughed at the mistakes of others in part And when we feel like the clouds are getting upset Darling, take my love and dip it in red
When the lights feel like they're flicking off Hold on to what you know and what's enough Of the city sparks and the fast pace of life Don't leave me behind amidst grime and strife How is it that you're fine and I'm barely okay? I've been meaning to ask but I only came to say That the brave often feel like a fool on stage And the coward fights the torrents of age Tell me the truth about the matters we both forgot Save me the trouble of searching for what we begot So when the stars feel like they were dying in bed Take my love, darling—take it and dip it in red
Perhaps when the days feel like they're running You'll remember the dreams we kept on chasing The forgotten roads, the path not taken—all of those Revisit what we cannot bring back, those we lost There has been a time when love is the least of all But now, it takes everything in my mind and soul Have we become friends with the dark we fear? Do you think it best to cry and shed a tear? For the blood poured to water seeds that won't grow And for the bones broken just so we can go To when the nights don't feel like we found the dead Until then, take my love, darling, and dip it in red
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I have totally yeeted the theme of this collection out of the window at this point. lol.
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