Replacements

I am the king of deception
Of words unheard
Eyes from afar
Reality lies on the cutting room floor

Feigned affection
Standard smiles
Glossed eyes empty from within
Feeding on a helpless cycle
Sitting across four sides of white noise
Waking up to half filled beds
Surrounded by replacement people
Waiting for them to turn real

Hear

I thought I heard you laughing
And I swung around to see
Just friends talking, passing by
I thought I saw your silhouette
You were walking towards me
But I turned up and saw that it was someone else in sight

I look around, I listen
I try to find your voice
Amidst the sea of people who see right through me
I take some time to think about the last time you were here
The last time that I was with you
Days, months, away for too long

Where have you gone?
The question comes to me again
Whispered to my heart
Echoing through the hollow walls

And through the day your ghost walks past the corner of my eye
Through the day I hear you laugh and call my name
And amidst the chaos of the world
The noise I drown to muffled moans
Still something gets past
From the blur emerges a faint image that disappears when I turn

A self-made curse
Blinders I have placed
Gates locked from within

Little streets

Forwards and backwards
Here and there
I turn to you
You look into my eyes
I look away
You lay your head on my shoulder

Caught in our own world
I marvel at your passion
And I am engrossed in it
We walk down the same road
No questions or pretense
Beautiful in its simplicity

What is it like to be in love?
Having my arms around you
I feel like I’ve been missing a lot

Not everyone can see the world like you do
I appreciate your independence, your confidence, your light
You reach out for my hand
I take yours and don't let go

You're a free spirit
I never thought I could learn to appreciate someone like you
But you’ve made me find another side of me
You’ve helped me see that I don’t need much to be happy
That happiness is in the simple things
That sometimes all I need is a companion to see the world with

I know that I can't have you
I could, but I shouldn't even try
I'd like to, but I know that I won’t
No need for words or promises
No sense of time
As everything beautiful comes and goes
We rest in the security that fate will lead us to where we belong

Someday, I’d like to walk down those little streets again
I hope that I could do it with someone like you

Closer

Let go of your inhibitions
I've let go of mine
Such a tired and tortured heart
It's time it learned to love again

Let me in
Give me a chance
I'll make you feel comfort
I will keep you warm
Cold nights will never be sweeter
Your healing heart will find new life
This summer blush will burn
Your face, never as bright
Your smile, never as secure

Take a step
And then another
You'll find that it becomes easier
You'll find that you wouldn't have it any other way

Open road

Strolling down these quiet roads
Waiting for each turn to unfold
The day is young
The blue skies beckon us
We are in the heart of the world

The sunshine in our smiles
Memories made with each step,
Each sighting, each new opportunity
A new world ripe for discovery
New eyes for tired souls recovering

We hold tight in our hands
All of life's possibilities
The day is ours for the taking
Recklessly happy
Blissfully ignorant
We are children once more
And the world is our playground

Dawn

I crept out from the crowd
And followed you into the hall
Asked if you'd like to take a stroll
That gentle smile said everything I needed to know

We walked around in the moonlight
Sharing bits & pieces of our worlds
Finding ourselves in the other's
Convincing ourselves more and more

At the back of our heads is a silent voice
A reminder of the reality we seem to have forgotten
It trickles a bit of sadness in our hearts
But it breathes life to the night's amber

Perhaps it's the full moon's glare
Or the evening cold that drives such crazy thoughts
But as scared as I am to admit it
It is you whom I want to be with

What will they say if they knew
That all I want is to be with you
After everything has been said and done
Will the world ever understand?

But as daylight creeps in
Your smile, your eyes
Time stops and for an eternal moment
Your lips, my touch

Bonds break
I close my eyes
You are all I see
I will hold you through the dark

Break : It falls apart

So much has been said
But it has all come to this
I'm letting you down

So long, so far
Chasing dreams with open eyes,
Closed hearts, empty heads
Unable to move
Unable to speak
Silent in solitude
Words whispered to the wind
Written on a barren wall
Seen by the few who pass
Perhaps those who share the night

And as dawn breaks into a new day
As life resumes its course
The world again becomes bigger, brighter
Full of hope and promise
Again it resumes its purpose

What is to live with petty visions
What is to waste time staring at the sky,
Dreaming of the stars,
Waiting for one to fall

I have been breathless for too long

Life resumes its course
And in this incarnation
You no longer hold gravity

Breaking through
Stepping out
Away from this darkness
Away from this night

The dawn finally breaks