Orange Ball of Light

You said write it down
What's it about Scarecrow
When you torch the beach into glass
You said settle in
It's okay to be afraid
We all cut our own stones in a way
So just like laughter is not a death rattle
Don't mistake for decay what's just a tacet phrase

They took our sight
Then filled our throats
With brand new voices of fire
If you could see
Me move through my
Newest year fresh born
After I stood knee deep in the wrong side of the dirt
You stood by me beaming bright and proud

Then I saw the sky turn to bright orange light
As you retreat from this promising wasteland
I held your hand as you closed the book
While I'm still here turning the pages

Now you cease the fight
Of pushing rocks
Up a hill every day
The sound of the drip
Of fentanyl and caffeine
A rhinoceros with angel wings
We never met I just somehow always knew you
But now is the time to ready for that nap

Cause I saw the sky turn to bright orange light
As you retreat from this promising wasteland
I held your hand as you closed the book
While I'm still here turning the pages

Then I saw the sky turn to bright orange light
As you retreat from this promising wasteland
I held your hand as you closed the book
While I'm still here turning the pages