You Lay There
You quietly lay down on the road in the midnight
Breaths fading like a cooling cup of coffee
Whispers of colorless winds, breezed with delight
Finally, finally, finally, you give away that life
Glittering stars in the sky, waving you a big good bye
Also as a welcome, if your soul would revive
You start hearing things never be heard in daylight
Like a whisper, yet so unclear
You start seeing the colors of night, black, yellow and white
Splatter of red, passionate and on the ground it stays
Drying, and drying, like painting on display
Pieces of life crawling, trying to find a way to survive
Slower and slower, crawling has made survival harder
Streetlight sparks, tries hard to shine life back into your eyes
You reply with that empty stare you always use for decline
Trees in the allée, shaken and whispering
In vain, in vain, no matter how hard they try
Why, why, you can't be awaken by the power of light.
Stray dogs come sniffing and smell your despair
Such taste of life for them, too hard to spare
Sweet, and full of life
Early birds come along, patiently waiting for the morn'
Blankly is how they stare, at your still posture.
There's no way back, there's no way back.
There you are.
Quietly lay down on the road in the midnight
Nothing, nothing can bring you back to life.
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