you are scratching out the eyes
of lovers come and gone
you are scratching out the sun
as night gives way to dawn

you are opening the door
between the future and the past
you are opening your heart
to a love that cannot last

you are standing at the threshold
of all you've left undone
you are standing on the edge of life
with a loaded gun

you are talking about nothing
spewing words and air
you are talking about love
but you don't know how to care

you are running from the cold
that comes only from within
you are running from the darkness
tripping over things again

you are trying to break free
of the fears that hold you down
you are trying to break out
of this suffocating town

you are dreaming of a life
free of all these ties
you are dreaming of a place
unadulterated by lies

you are searching for the answers
to questions you don't know
you are searching for the flowers
that lie beneath the snow

you are kneeling at the altar
of idols you have sought
you are kneeling at the feet
of one who can't be bought

you are fighting off the demons
with alcohol and fists
you are fighting off the loneliness
with one night stands and trysts

you are calling out for mercy
with words that aren't your own
you are calling out for love
and feeling all alone

you are growing older still
with every passing day
you are growing wiser yet
from pains along the way

you are learning to hold on
with arms sore from the fight
you are learning to let go
in the stillness of the night