Ashtray
I used to be a poet
Topics I knew nothing of
Got so slow it
hurt, I once wrote about love
Love was never a guy
And I know you want me to say
"Oh because love was I"
But I was an ashtray
Where love ends up
After it burned a flame so bright
You could put it out in a cup
But unlike water, I never did fight
Light airy ash piling up
Like the abandoned thought of me
The addiction is never enough
Yet smoke you can never see
My glow slowly crushed
Before I could fully dissappear
Your skin is so flushed
Keep her far but I'm always here
A cough won't make me leave
Lingering in your breath
Somebow even I can't breathe
Corrosion until death
I sit in this place
Things are finished not started
Adrenaline of a high speed chase
His breathe and his voice slowly departed
It's like chasing smoke
You can't catch what's not there
Don't forgive me if I misspoke
You would know, this isn't supposed to be fair
Now love feels so warm
Ashtray cold, old, discarded
Craved the heat now I'm torn
Burn marks so deep I never restarted
Recover
Bring back the shiny silver tray
Oh lover
To a God you don't know, just pray
Pray until your knees fall to the ground
Pick up the cigarette I never got
Click click, the lighter, that sound
Fire the bullet you never shot
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