Light This City

When you gaze into your polished metal plates You picture the face of a man who longs to see his soul But claws are claws, whether sharpened or painted or blunted From hours of bounding, one-track-minded, through the snow I have arrived, an exile too

I use the rags of betrayal and the fuel of desperation to light a fire. This temper is lost upon me, though it is sure to find you momentarily. I cannot afford to spend emotions on you, for I owe you nothing. My fury is unbreakable. I feel only the p

You used to spread your wings only when no one was looking, and when you finally trusted me enough to reveal them I slowly ripped them off. What have I done? Who now will carry me to heaven when this life is over? Eternally, I am unforgiven. We've co

In the distance, they are circling I watch them go around and around, never tiring The one near death is hypnotized and closes its eyes One last time Patiently they wait for that perfect moment to descend And pick to pieces a once healthy Body of pas

Second chances only create even more seconds to wait. Everyone starts over. Turns a new leaf. But you're weak. And even the weight proves much too heavy when your already burdened with a Chip on your shoulder That cuts as deep as her treachery... And

Every city is a ghost town where I see remnants of us that will never fade because they'll never see the light. The streets remember our footprints, maps made in sand and snow, where we walked, side by side. The things we told eachother, piece by pie

He clasps the crag with crooked hands Deformed from gripping the rock so tight Close to the sun in lonely lands But the wax never melts from his wings Ringed with the azure world he stands Emperor of the sky, lord of the ocean The very image of a kin

You will find that some of the most exquisite eyes Mask the cruellest secrets A villainess in a goddess disguise I grew to easily distinguish your lies Your glossy, sincere smile, always too eager to please Everything good, everything hopeful that yo