Ashes & Dust

It broke my heart to leave
Broke into pieces
Well, it was broken already
That's why I was leaving

Nick nack cracker jack
Alley way sliding back
A cat and a candlestick
Jump over the moon

But now I see you dressed
Like a secret like someone with
No intention of sleeping
In their own bed tonight

Twisted like a 1939
Bugatti type 57c
Sharp as a shadow
Sharp as a summer breeze

Your eyes shoot me sober
Baby blue bullets
And I know you really hate me
Sometimes I hate you too

But maybe, just for a minute
We could put that aside
And say a word or two
In kindness

Like the old days
When I would tell you
My secrets and we'd
Lie about our past

The false in the holy
The truth in what's not
God stopped caring 'bout right and wrong
Around the day he strung up his only son

I can feel the future
Lean in and whisper
Now's a good time
For some kind of chorus

Now I can see
The better part of me
Was a part of you

The moon falls into a martini glass
A little dog is laughing
And the fork and spoon are
Doing something unspeakable on the dancefloor

Take a flyer, play with fire
The worst you can do is say no
Not true, you might
Say yes

I'm sick I'm frail
Wounded and mortal
To cure me, you gotta kill me
So drive it straight through

Now I can see
The better part of me
Was a part of you

But the part of you
That made me better
Shined silver
The needle piercing through

Now you don't want me
And I don't need you
It's true

Now the better part of us
Is ashes to ashes
And dust to dust

I can't be held responsible
For my actions taken
In self defence but
Criminal in nature

I'm up here Swinging from
The rafters hung up on
The pearls of wisdom strung
Around my neck