Stairway Sonatas
Pretty Little Mistake.
To all my misery
I give you recognition
I can't escape the forces
Between these four walls
Vibrations set to stutter
Deep inside, we're still alive
And through the holes we mutter
‘Cellotape us back together'
Like notes in composition
We need each other
To grieve in time
Like fine cheese and wine
We're setting on the scale
These different weights
To measure
But we forget
We forgive
And settle
With the heavy
Steady
Return of
Breathing
Gave everything
But this I can not give
Imperative as we are
You slip it out
And under my skin
You shall return
I know not when
Thoughts turn
To take trust by the hand
And lead her through to never
I'm standing to stumble
In a harem of emptiness
Bricks start to crumble
Cast against the wall
Like all the rest
The first to fall
Into black eternity
Hello hope, I knew you well
Like the key in the ignition
My sense of falseness
Demanded an inquisition
Farewell forever
In times like these
Our ties so strong
We can do no more
Than regret
That our stories
Ever began
Relics of the former
Stick to temple walls
Like plasticine;
What's in love?
Just a cheap card
And some
Heart-shaped amphetamine
The cracks are splintering
All around
And still
I can not say
What I feel
So I tear down these illusions
To save my sanity
Mirror after mirror
Holding out for vanity
To all my memories
I give you understanding
Don't reject me now
As I crawl into the dark
‘Don't forget me now'
You murmur inside creases
Paper thin to touch
We're holding out for love
…but there isn't enough.
‘Cellotape us together'
Fix these empty spaces
All those pretty little pills
Sedate and speculate
You take out the noose to end your plight,
But you're here, I'm there
And you're holding on too tight
‘Just let go'
Oh how we separate
I can't consider this no longer
Here we are
Artificial wounds now left to stitch
A hand, a needle, I can't discern
They're both the same, I don't know which
Will be the key
Our hearts served on a dish
Our lives set to fast forward
We move in circles
Can't let go
Be my adhesive
Stick me to a certainty
I can not dismiss
Don't leave me hanging here
To rot in my own admission
Take me by the hand
&Lead me into never
They were the reason;
You were for him
What they could never be.
Take me by the hand
You were for him
The accidental.
The best mistake
He could ever make
I look at the painting
In a sea of colour
She sat so pretty
Staring at the sky
I see myself inside
I could only sob and sigh
It was just so beautiful…
Eyes are set to jading
As the clouds are slowly
Fading…
My heart strings a chime
A packet of pills
The only thing that's left
This time
So you hold the lot
[But we were never meant to last]
Ransacked though they are
And deep inside
The rabbit holes burrow fast
Hiding what's down below
Screams of horror
Screams of trust
Tear us both apart
Shattered we lay
Undiscovered
In juxtaposition
The epitomé of melody
In its formation
Down we have fallen
Like Abraham and Moses
We have been called
By deed, by duty
Into this abyss
Act it out, relive the pause
Please, just one kiss
To chase the cause…
Hold the nerve
I like it better
When you make it hurt.
The whole world could fall apart
And I could still hear my beating heart
Saying ‘Don't promise me forever'
Adhesive set to cut
You stitch me back together…
…eyes both firmly shut.
I give you recognition
I can't escape the forces
Between these four walls
Vibrations set to stutter
Deep inside, we're still alive
And through the holes we mutter
‘Cellotape us back together'
Like notes in composition
We need each other
To grieve in time
Like fine cheese and wine
We're setting on the scale
These different weights
To measure
But we forget
We forgive
And settle
With the heavy
Steady
Return of
Breathing
Gave everything
But this I can not give
Imperative as we are
You slip it out
And under my skin
You shall return
I know not when
Thoughts turn
To take trust by the hand
And lead her through to never
I'm standing to stumble
In a harem of emptiness
Bricks start to crumble
Cast against the wall
Like all the rest
The first to fall
Into black eternity
Hello hope, I knew you well
Like the key in the ignition
My sense of falseness
Demanded an inquisition
Farewell forever
In times like these
Our ties so strong
We can do no more
Than regret
That our stories
Ever began
Relics of the former
Stick to temple walls
Like plasticine;
What's in love?
Just a cheap card
And some
Heart-shaped amphetamine
The cracks are splintering
All around
And still
I can not say
What I feel
So I tear down these illusions
To save my sanity
Mirror after mirror
Holding out for vanity
To all my memories
I give you understanding
Don't reject me now
As I crawl into the dark
‘Don't forget me now'
You murmur inside creases
Paper thin to touch
We're holding out for love
…but there isn't enough.
‘Cellotape us together'
Fix these empty spaces
All those pretty little pills
Sedate and speculate
You take out the noose to end your plight,
But you're here, I'm there
And you're holding on too tight
‘Just let go'
Oh how we separate
I can't consider this no longer
Here we are
Artificial wounds now left to stitch
A hand, a needle, I can't discern
They're both the same, I don't know which
Will be the key
Our hearts served on a dish
Our lives set to fast forward
We move in circles
Can't let go
Be my adhesive
Stick me to a certainty
I can not dismiss
Don't leave me hanging here
To rot in my own admission
Take me by the hand
&Lead me into never
They were the reason;
You were for him
What they could never be.
Take me by the hand
You were for him
The accidental.
The best mistake
He could ever make
I look at the painting
In a sea of colour
She sat so pretty
Staring at the sky
I see myself inside
I could only sob and sigh
It was just so beautiful…
Eyes are set to jading
As the clouds are slowly
Fading…
My heart strings a chime
A packet of pills
The only thing that's left
This time
So you hold the lot
[But we were never meant to last]
Ransacked though they are
And deep inside
The rabbit holes burrow fast
Hiding what's down below
Screams of horror
Screams of trust
Tear us both apart
Shattered we lay
Undiscovered
In juxtaposition
The epitomé of melody
In its formation
Down we have fallen
Like Abraham and Moses
We have been called
By deed, by duty
Into this abyss
Act it out, relive the pause
Please, just one kiss
To chase the cause…
Hold the nerve
I like it better
When you make it hurt.
The whole world could fall apart
And I could still hear my beating heart
Saying ‘Don't promise me forever'
Adhesive set to cut
You stitch me back together…
…eyes both firmly shut.
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Pretty Little Mistake.
Pretty Little Mistake.
