out of place

Candlelight and warm tea
Press ourselves up against
The heat of the oven
Romanticize the lingering light of the day
As we lay in sorrow
Letting us just waste away

Medicine and a calming gaze
This time I've spent beside you
Feels like millions of hours
You break the numbing silence
When you kiss my face
And I respond
When I press my lips in every place

Wake me up
When something's finally changed
Shine the light upon me
As it breaks through the window
Greet me with a simple
"Nothing is the same"
And we will dress ourselves
And disregard the shame

A cigarette and a drink or two
Everything feels different
When you're sleeping beside me
Friends turned into lovers
Lovers in the moon
And you go
In the morning, mouthing
"See you soon"

Precedent for a haunting day
Is this what it's really like
To be in your twenties?
And all of this regret is burning
Embers from a flame
But I don't think about it as you scream my name

I'll wake you up
When something's finally changed
I'll shine the light upon you
As it breaks through the window
And greet you with a simple
"Nothing is the same"
And we will dress each other
And disregard the shame

I'm drowning in a sea of you
And I can't help but stare
As you glow in the moonlight
You trace a single finger
All across my skin
And something deep within me says
I should let you in

Waking up
To everything out of place
Shining light on something
That shouldn't have happened
But you look in my eyes and whisper
"No one is to blame"
But I still dress myself and I ignore the shame
Though I still smile when I hear
Your name