"Echoes in Waves"

I woke up with the sunrise
something I don't normally see
unless I'm falling asleep
some things I will never see
until I'm falling asleep

We spent a year outside
dressing our tired arms
sinking with the sunset
into more somber seas

Belonging to the night
speaking in desperate tongues
trading our hearts at times
for what love cannot provide

This distance only shows us
the decline of reckless lives
with lines divided in white

Crawling through the darkness
without that warmth at my side
something less than cleansing
running throughout my veins

Twilight echoes in waves
found on the warmest days
rising with a new sun
into more cloudy skies

While sleeping with these demons
burning up beneath the trees
freezing slowly on the beach

We were the same as leaves
during a season's change
floating before landing
upon these icy streets

We made a pact in the snow
binding our loving eyes
grasping our fragile hands
onto some fleeting hope

Now if it's only one of us
to make the changes we need
I believe you're far too weak

I left my crutches in the street
buried my weapons in the ground
where they will never be found

Maybe what she said was true
maybe there is more left in me
than I have come to believe

I woke up with the sunrise
something that I see differently
waking in some clarity
without you and I've never seen...
I've never seen these streets so clean

"Seasons for Sleep"

We found escape in the constellations
we found an outlet in the stars
no one will touch us this time
With the storm clouds passing below us
and the moon as our guiding light
nothing can hurt us this time

Leaves fall to keep us together
is this how we'll be remembered?
This is where we are
there's nothing we need to run from

Birds, take me with you, fly me south for the winter
under your wings, help me to forgive her

I found comfort in the changing seasons
held hands with angels in the snow
I'll get by fine on my own
I found an anchor in the darkest nights
made friends with ghosts in the cold
I can be fine on my own

Day breaks and the skies are clearing
is this what we'll find in leaving?
This is where I am
there's nothing that I can run from

Bears, let me join you, let me sleep until spring
under your embrace, let me not feel anything
Birds, take me with you, fly me south for the winter
under your wings, help me to forget her