[ Better as a Memory ]

Better as a Memory

I move on like a sinner's prayer
I let go like a levee breaks
Walk away as if I don't care
I've learned to shoulder my mistakes

I'm built to fade like your favorite song
Get reckless when there's no need
Laugh as your stories ramble on
Break my heart, but it won't bleed

My only friends are GYPSIES
AND SOON YOU'LL DISCOVER
I'm better as a memory
Than as your LOVER.

I'm never sure when the truth won't do
I'm pretty good on a lonely night
I move on the way a storm blows through
I never stay, but then again, I might

I struggle sometimes to find the words
Always sure until I doubt
Walk a line until it blurs
Built walls too high to climb out

But I'm honest to a fault
AND SOON YOU'LL DISCOVER
I'm better as a memory
Than as your LOVER.

I see you leanin'
You're bound to fall
I don't wanna be that mistake

I'm just a dreamer
Nothin' more
You should know it before it gets too late

Cuz goodbyes are like a roulette
You never know where they're gonna land
First you're spinnin' then you're standin' still
Left holdin' a losin' hand

But one day you're gonna find someone
And right away you'll know it's true
That all of your sinkin's done
Was just a part of the passin' through

And right there in that moment
You'll finally DISCOVER
That I was better as a memory
Than as your LOVER.




"In the morning"
by marciakay81
(prewrite)


you gently brush
the hair from my face,
telling me I'm more beautiful
than diamonds or lace.

soft lips,
glistening eyes,
never hinting that of
tommorrow's goodbye.

whispers in the dark,
sweet nothings in my ear.
I fear it gone in the morning,
but I've abandoned all my fears.

when dawn arrives,
I will undoubtedly cry,
but for now I'm entranced
by your beautiful lies.