Find Your Muse

When my fingers traced your shoulder blades I reviewed the plans we made Wished I could look ahead of where I landed You turned to me and held me close Like a child who'd just seen ghost Or a woman who'd ran out of understanding I used to talk in my sleep, when I'd see you in dreams But these nights I dream in a myriad of blues You would have thought by now, I would have figured out That sometimes it takes some time to find your muse If this was just a passing phase Why do these dark clouds last for days There's a fog, and it makes it hard to see Between my pillowcase and my front door You picked your sundress off of the wooden floor When you leave you take a part of me Yeah the leaving is the hardest part for me I used to talk in my sleep, when I'd see you in dreams But these nights I dream in a myriad of blues You would have thought by now, I would have figured out That sometimes it takes some time to find your muse Why did I ever try to tame you? When all it did was leave you blue At the birthplace of my anger Built a birdcage for a stranger Filled it up with "I love you"s Now I'm sleeping off the goodbyes In the hopes I see you there In my dreams I see you standing And the man that you demanded Can be found nowhere I used to talk in my sleep, when I'd see you in dreams But these nights I dream in a myriad of blues You would have thought by now, I would have figured out That sometimes it takes some time to find your muse