Tall Tale

C'mon restore my faith
Tell me that you're safe
I'll stop spinning in my grave
And drowning in your wake
I saw a picture of your face
On a friend's Facebook page
From an old high school frame
You were smiling, full of hate
Oh what happened in those woods?
So much misunderstood
The ghosts that we procure
The hangman in his hood
And the cards that lost their mint
Nothing's permanent
In the darkest of hours, it's the seconds you resent

Well, I don't know you anymore
Can't recognize myself
The torch I burned was just one more flame to hell
Tried to translate the writing on the wall
And if I had to, I'd crawl
Back then I'd break my back
Just to keep the tale tall

When I clicked the shutter, babe
Didn't know the soul I'd take
But with the sunlight through those drapes
Forever was easy to say
So I ate my fill of it
Until the thought made me sick
A spark, a flame, an end
Ain't that the nature of men?
And the call to see it all
We're here and then we're gone
Don't act so surprised
Don't look so alarmed

Well, I can't fool you anymore
No, I doubt I ever could
Long limbs, tired bones
Go home to the lord
A eulogy you never thought you'd write
But in the moment it felt right
Dressed up with nowhere to go
We're always losing paradise

When trauma stains your skin
Start to hear your heart murmur
Fear struck you stiff as a board
Light as a feather
It's like pictures in a book
Can't hurt if you don't look
Apples fall from trees
Just to practice apathy
But if it greets you every day
Make it go away
I close my eyes and count