lyrical beauty

let her go

a/n: a big thank you to @crime_freak for this song and for reviving lyrical beauty <3

it feels like i've been running for years now

it feels like i've left lifetimes behind with every mile i go

my chevy's tired; it's been hitting too many roads and calling them home

the tires sigh, the headlights are blown

is this the price i pay for the life i sold?

because i still remember that life

i still remember the day i ran away from it 

it was just us and my acoustic under lavender skies, 

signing the air with our songs and carving the wind with our names

you had candy hearts for lips, i had cracked doilies for eyes

falling in love and promises of stars were childhood games

we danced in rivers of mellowed sunlight

we thought we'd never break surface, and could swim forever

but i didn't let you see the tension under my skin,

nor the rising tides; nor the shadows i'd been

the sun finally set on me, and i saw blind night

i thought you a distraction, i ran, i took flight

i tried my darnedest to get my life in one piece

but without you i got no shelter, i got no peace

i've got my guitar in the backseat but it can't sing happy songs anymore

now it only remembers the times it stood drenched on dry shore

six strings can fix wings but they can only sew til they've 

got nothing left of themselves

but darling, you are my elixir, my potion on the shelves

curse these lips for whispering you goodbye

sugar, take my heart for it - i'm sorry if i made you cry

but i hope you caught that last kiss and held it tight

'cause i'm trying to run back to you, oh i'm trying with all my might

but i can't see the clearing, there's only snow and no light

let me come back to you, baby, do one last thing for me: glow bright

i miss you like crazy, you're my heart and my home

you're the pulse in my veins, my blood and my bone

take me back in your arms and take me out of this low

now i can promise i love you

'cause i know what it's like to let you go