This Beam

This beam, this solid beam

It starts beneath my feet

And breaks the pavement of the street

And rises till the skies are covered

And the weather disappears

Everything that grows in light

Expires in the endless night

Safety first, you sounded right

Here it is in operation

We live at the center of a cushion

Nothing troubles us too much

The beams have done their jobs as such

There's only you and I to touch

We are surrounded and protected

All other stimuli rejected

We have created our own planet

We're only two hearts matted

The point is our love

Has turned to paranoia

Anything that tries to reach in

Gets shut out in the foyer

When I said, I love you always

I really didn't mean I would destroy ya

Look at what has happened

Our lives become tiny

You live in my pocket

And I live in your rosary

Tiny little people, afraid of really loving

Of shouting and of kissing

Dancing on to boring hammers

Staying up all night and being fascinated

Searching through the streets of Rome

Something classic but R-rated

Drive a thousand miles with no underwear between us

Touching skin and loving sin and brushing off the dangers

Feeling every breath that flows from the inside to the sky

And letting sparkles dance when we look into each other's eyes

This beam, this solid beam

The beam that once protected

Now it only blinds us

I'm gonna take you outside now

In the hopes that raindrops find us

I'm gonna love yours alone

In a crowd of well-kissed faces

And love you all head to toe

In the warm and open spaces

And hope you still love me

When it's me, you really see