Again, dawn

The smoke settles
And the day breaks
With half-empty beds
And stained souls
Fragments of slurred words cloud the daylight
Another night meant to be forgotten

The lost continue to lead themselves astray
To find light where only darkness looms
They revel in their shallow earthly pleasures
And bathe in their grime
In the only world they long to live in

I seek that familiar gaze
That delicate smile
That fragile frame
The light in those eyes

Caught up in a world I don’t belong
I remember the simpler days
And the clarity of my commitment

Caught between contrasting pasts and a new day
I come to realize the value of a promise

Again, I come back to you

Bloodshot

The last night before the rest of our lives
You dance before me
For a moment
For an eternity
You come closer
I feel your skin
The sweet sensation
That will never be beyond this
Our eyes meet
You see the depth in my gaze
I see the sympathy in your eyes
You’ll return to another’s arms
Another round
Another set
Another dance, my love
Let go of all that you’ve left behind
And stay in the now
In the touch of skin
In the nearness
My breath on your body
Your heat on mine
In the endless seconds
In this precious moment
Let me be lost in music
In the motion
In your spirit
In all of you
Let me be lost in this deception
Let me pretend
Let me live forever in your memory
Live in mine
In my fantasy
In this brief act of borrowed reality
Let me live with you
In these seconds that will never end
Forget reality
Forget your home
Don't come back
Stay with me
Stay in these fleeting minutes
In the dying seconds
The hurtful, blatant longing
That I will willingly suffer
Goodbye my salvation
Goodbye my dream
Goodbye my horrid addiction

6 Bottles

Another vision
Another dream
Another round for the dreamer
Another round for the night

Only in this haze do you see me
Though in my sober hours I seek you
Only in this dizzy drowse do we meet
Though in my days I see you

I am fortune’s fool again
For chasing after the night
Running away from the dawn
Escaping the bitterness of reality

More and more
I believe in this prophesy
More and more
I am drunk in this dream

Stay awake
Don’t let this dream end
Another round for the dreamer, the foolish
Holding on to this drunken haze

I sit behind you
Beyond anything I can ever reach
An arms touch and a lifetime away
Impotent desire, helpless longing

When you wake up
My arms will be bare
You will feel warmth
I, alone in disbelief

You’ll be coming home soon
And I’ll be left to retrace these nights
When we cross paths again
Let it be in warmth and light and truth

See me in reality
Give chance to this vision
Revel in our truth
Dream with me with open eyes