Love Gathers

Verse 1:
By the time it was done
You'd decimated my soul
And very quickly moved on

Back to the comfort of classes
Where they give leaner asses
To the diligent ones

Too late to take back the truths
Which now lay carelessly strewn
About the street where we walked

I tried to retrace our steps
Like it could sweep up the mess
I make whenever we talk

Chorus:
Love gathers like a baleful cloud
That’s ready to rupture on the faces
That you once made proud

Love gathers like a titan fist
That threatens to strike your closest kin
With every misplaced kiss

Verse 2:
You made me go undercover
Felt like I was your lover
But without any love

You got the stuff that you needed
Your attention receded
Then you gave me the shove

You disconnected your feelings
When the legal proceedings
Started taking their course

Whatever he used to do
I'm pretty sure I was happier
Before your divorce

Chorus:
Love gathers like the unborn child
Who closes his fingers round your heart
With every mother's smile

Love gathers when they turn away
To show you that even though they left
This feeling’s here to stay

(interlude)

Verse 3:
By the end of the week
It seemed my pain was the secret
That you just couldn't keep

The disapproval amassed
Like an insidious gas
I gave up trying to sleep

And so it seems they were right
I'd rather not have this shite
While waiting by the school wall

Just cut my losses and quit
I dread to think what would happen
If you loved me at all

(Outro interlude)