Hourglass Lungs
Sing a sad song
To the dust in the air
That slowly fills my lungs
Turning them into an hourglass
Counting down the seconds
Until i lose my grip
On what i worked so hard on
The edge of a cliff
Feel the dirt and grass strain
To hold up my weight
I’ll fall anytime soon
Into the darkness i’d just gotten out of
The once beautiful winter sky
Now just looks red
Clouds like the claw marks i’ve left
Along my legs and arms
How do you run with no ground to run on?
You dont
Theres just space to fall from here
Just an echo to the empty and unknown
Distract
Rather than trying to climb
Know no matter how far you get
The world will crumble you down
Try to enjoy the sunshine
The last few seconds it lasts
Even if the sunshine
Has turned into nothing but empty gas
Enjoy the last of sunflowers
Before endless dark drowns them out
And you’re left forever wondering
If they’re still there or the sun left them burnt
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