I Remember Stars

how did i drift so far
from the thundering tide
a wreckage of the wishes i once whispered
to the night
i remember stars
where there isn't any sky
i remember victories when i didn't
have to try

i remember losing too
line for line

i climbed the only ladder
where the city streets snake
i looked down at the scores of crumpled notes
in the storm drains
i remember tenderness
if i look back too far
i remember memory before locked rooms
and alarms

i promised you the world
i promised you the world back then
destroyer of worlds
now i want my promise back

i'll keep it to myself this time
outlaw in a coastal cave
a spell walked into red sand
beyond the reach of the waves

i promised you the world
i promised you the world back then
destroyer of worlds
you're part of me
don't forget

and i remember enough
of the things that you've pushed away
when it's late and i feel your chill
i whisper for them to

stay
please
stay

stay
please stay

no one can break my heart
i remember stars