Slow Things Down

I've called your name before

Resembled something I have known

The sound you make when you're

Unsure, alone, your weary mind

It roams so far from home

You turn to what you hate

What you've hoped you'd never come to know

But now you see it in their eyes

The ones you love, you soon despise

Despite the love

They show you hate

Extend an arm out to your face

Guide you head towards a warm embrace

A warm embrace

Although they know it's all in vain

It's all

They've conquered in your name

Overthrown the worst of us

Idolized the messengers

Thrown to wolves

Those who seek the ghosts and ghouls

Those who know the weave of truth

Guided ones who bleed for you

Who speak these words

You're speaking to

Lay you down

Take the crown up off your head

Watch now as I play out

As it played out in my head

With your hands now snaked across my head

Your breath is slow, I sense

Warmth across my neck

And with a kiss, our eyes, they see one

I've never felt like this

With whispered lips

You try to speak on

All I hear is this

Slow things down

Can I enjoy this lesson?

Show me how

To best enjoy this blessing

Let me lay you down

Take the crown up off your head

Watch now as I play out

As it played out in my head

With your hands now snaked across my head

Your breath is slow, I sense

Warmth across my neck

And with a kiss, our eyes, they see one

I've never felt like this

With whispered lips

You try to speak on

All I hear is this

Kept at a distance for far too long

The sense of longing grew too strong

You can feel it in the tips of my fingers

You know exactly just what I'm thinking