Inspired heavily by a phenomenal story "The Pear Tree" written by a beautiful, wonderful writer friend of mine whom I admire very much.
I love you Charlie--your writing makes me feel like I sort of understand what it means to be a person.
lyrics
Got an angel on my shoulder who keeps whispering a date
There's something in my pocket and I cannot bear its weight
I can see the darkness lurking in the corners of your eyes
I want to keep it from you, love, but these waters tend to rise
Yet this light still spills through windows and the cracks beneath our doors
My hands they won't stop to shaking but my fingers fit with yours
I don't know if the world ends in a whimper or a bang
But I do know how my chest ached when you smiled as I sang
CHORUS
My ribcage aches with not a heartbeat but the ticking of a clock
Yet our shadows merge behind us on the concrete as we walk
Maybe happiness comes in only flickers or a flash
I just want you with me always is so much to ask?
Is that so much to ask?
Oh, my love, I see the darkness in your dreams
The floor will give beneath us because I am far too weak
You pulled me out of shadows and I want to do the same
But my hands are tied by things of which I do not know the name
You make the streets feel solid, make me feel like flesh and bone
For a place I don't belong, goddamn, you make it feel like home
But the scars across our bodies whisper truths that I can't stand
So I'll whisper your name softly and reach out to take your hand
CHORUS
Cause together you and I we helped something to grow
How two specters found courage to give life I'll never know
Yet that seedling pushed its way up through the January snow
And I'm terrified of being made to ever let that go
To ever let that go
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