silence reigns

Wet pavement
wet eyes
there is nothing but pain
falling from the skies
girls turn into women
boys turn into beasts
no one is left here
but you and me
the heavens are brass
the earth is iron
no one told me anything
I never saw this coming
one into two
and two into the blue
what the hell
happened to you?

wandering stars
wandering eyes
I've been persuaded
and have been
left behind
here I am
more an animal
than a man
waiting for the skies to heal
waiting for tomorrow
waiting for
those wandering stars
to run away distracted
new wine and new song
wait for me
the same old thing
can't keep me here
empty promises
beleaguer the story
endless rhyme
will end in time
wet pavement
wet eyes
midnight
and silence reigns
on the edge of town.