shining

were you here or was it the wind howling at my door
you were the light i thought that i was looking for
now i’ll play all of my favorite saddest chords
i’ll pick happy keys for sad melodies

and when i catch the light above my window
it’s not what i thought it would be before
i thought i’d be shining by now
but i guess time wasn’t the only war

alright, this is where we start to go again
but i just don’t know what’s happening
so i’ll skirt around cliché with careful balancing
i’ll ruin happy keys with sad memories

and when i catch the light above my window
it’s not what i thought it would be before
i thought i’d be shining by now
but i guess time wasn’t the only war
i’ll pickup the pieces when i’m not
hanging on by a single fraying thread
for now they will scatter and the blood from my heart
will paint the unsteady ground red