Elysian Vows

Say say say with your voice to the air
I dip my hands in acetate with warm grenades and hurricanes
Excited to bring life to this poor attempt at sinking in
Elated with such excellence i chose my battles wise again
Forgotten to the tides of May and swallowed by 10,000 pages read
For comforting ideas instruction manual forbiddance

But please forgive my monstrous fears forgive my faults and deafened ears
But please give me a second chance i'll change in time I'll change this time for good

Carefully conditioning our feet to touch the ground
Before we choke from tourniquets around your neck and frown
I know it's better now that I'm not there to teach you all the warning signs
Within your gold tooth grin there are new promises in town
For better yet in brand new tire marks i learn directions and trite remarks
This house has burned to ashes from the inside we have found
With raindrops drying faster than our blood will ever seem to clot
I feel the icicles they form around your teeth at night
From day to day i think of mountains
Nodding vigorously to pass the time
With lips that press upon my eyes for comfort my smile is kept secret inside

And I have stuttered way too much while trying to pronounce this clamored row
In sight it's better off this way
In thought of high where scaffolds grow like dandelion daisies take my photograph in turn
From the first day of this month
And church bells ring for you and I with melodies I tried to extricate
But now, it's better off this way
Car lights flickering past the midnight tinkering
I close the closet door hoping you might hear my call
From time to time you waited i'll wait for you forever if you try
To tell me what went wrong
And now there's certain things I clarified I know I ask so much of certain sparks
But I know you light the room incisively without a doubt
Just hold my body tightly through the night
And tell me what forever means to you