Our Second Sunrise

We raised the sun again.
But it was flat, cold, harsh light
Drowned by tears and dull with anger
Adrift in the pain of Saturday night.

We raised the sun again.
But we were lacking the view from a trampoline.
I had the sight of your car pulling away from my curb
And thoughts of all I've done since I was seventeen.

Just stupid words.
Formed on the lips before they formed in the brain.
That's all that left me crumpled on the livingroom floor
Shaking, crying, adrift in the pain.

Just stupid words.
Pierced your heart before I even heard what I said.
That's all that collapsed my unstable foundation
And I'm breaking, I'm dying, my heart's already dead.

We raised the sun again.
Leaving me with the ghost of your kiss
A cold bed, a blackened soul
And just a memory, a shadow, of Saturday's bliss.

We raised the sun again.
But it's still dark, so dark, so black.
We lost the love, I killed the love with hollow words
And we will never get it back.

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