Her Tongue Was Tattooed on the Back of Her Teeth

And every moment I lose without you
Fighting interference between my mind and the tip of my tongue
I am lost

Tripping over my words, over insanity
Racking my every thought
Drowning this conviction behind an apathetic mask

A numberless cigarette lit twixt my fingers
Burning like the fire that beauty held in your eyes
Piercing me like a conscience

Shattering the glass of memory reflecting my imperfections
Smoldering bridges sinking behind me in hopes for a second chance
So embrace me, dreams, for you are mine
Awake to a whirlwind staying swift through my fingers, my dream of you was all I had

So give me a heart where I can't feel
For all I need in my life is that which eludes me
That which I let get away, remaining a haunting thought of what could have been

Can you feel my beating heart?
Buried beneath the backyard (The place we used to live)
Where we stood on our own (We were rooted in this home)
Where we exhaled our last breath (And watched the summer fade to blackness)
We held our hands tight and spoke softly of the distance
As to which our hearts were to lie
And the night kissed us softly on the cheek and we each
The trees bowed before our knees as to exact the point of growing fond of the memories we would never let die

Can you feel me? (My beating heart?)
Buried beneath the backyard (The place we used to live)
Where we stood on our own (We were rooted in this home)
Where we exhaled our last breath (And watched the summer fade to blackness)

I will let you go, if you want me to
I will let you go, if you want me to
I will let you go, if you want me to
I will let you go, if you want me to
I will let you go, if you want me to