victim of a fractured past

V1
did we have time to remember
all the things we shared
that were never said or done
and until the time it was over
and the ending of it flickered in the night
like a melting candle that was slowly dying
until it's time ran out

V2
looking back to remember
all that comes up now is
the instinct to explain
what caused the fracture
the elevated the strain
on the shaking bridge
we were on just to relate
(just to relate)

CH
when we fell we fell so fast
we knew this moment would never last
but living in it while it's there
is the only way to live without a care
falling faster approaching the ground
it rises silent without a sound
i look into eyes and see
that this was always meant to be

V3
finding time to embrace it
knowing the crushing blow
was really nothing more
than a landing unaided
by the guise of a silence
knowing where to ignore
what wasn't real

V4
then the moment of impact
was a sharp exhale
we knew we were to frail
to last such a fateful blow
i saw you shatter
just as you saw me
then we both were free again

CH
when we fell we fell so fast
we knew this moment would never last
but living in it while it's there
is the only way to live without a care
falling faster approaching the ground
it rises silent without a sound
i look into eyes and see
that this was always meant to be