is it time for a change?
to hand in my keys
and close the door and walk away
there's nothing left to see
'cept the memory of yesterday
and the shadows of who i want to be
two thousand miles away
the midwest is calling
but i've found reasons to stay
the skyline is crawling
from kansas city to the bay
but i can't keep this shroud from falling
cause i am moved by your depth
your soul floats on your breath
and you could find truth in a pair of shoes
do we walk through our lives
tied to the choices that we choose
so i escape to bonny doon
tearing up the curves
just me, my car, and the moon
settling my nerves
wrapped up in a steel cocoon
a butterfly that never quite matured
we watch the sun fall and rise
night melts to day
exhaustion lingers and dies
as we paint the night away
with smiles and glances in disguise
so we dance a waltz with steel, paint, time, and space
cause you are wrapped up in grace
and i find peace in your face
i feel my soul connected to yours
a presence that my mind refuses to ignore
my head is filled with the sounds
of rooftop conversations
and the ticking of a watch freshly wound
i'm drowned in fascination
with your metaphors, pure and profound
my skeletons have finally found salvation
but confusion hovers at my heart
disguised in regret
it rips me and my seams apart
but how can i forget
you who live for your art
i'm blinded by your silhouette
and i can still here you breathe
your smell lingers on my sheets
my hands have memorized your form
and my skin has memorized your warmth
i know i caused lots of pain
i didn't want to
but things couldn't stay the same
it's what i had to do
to be who i need to be
and not by chained by mediocrity
