Time shows that stillness stays

Long after a divine wind shakes the trees

And the sea sways in the great south bay

The tides recede, but fallen branches remain

You gave me a gift with your name engraved

To ensure I'm left to live with the shame

Of knowing I'll never reciprocate

But I sure tried my best

Lest you liken me to a razor

Covered in rust

Stained red with the remnants of your trust

The powerlines gave but the lights still remain

On and on and on

You follow me like dust

You cover everything

I see you everywhere

And in the storm

I stepped outside

A spiteful attempt to collect every twig

Nowadays I live my life in a shell

A paranoid conch with stories to tell

Poking an eye out of my cell

Where I’ve been locked away

This mollusk is keen to someday soon

Return to a life once free from doom

And when I wash up on the shore

I’ll stare into the eye of the storm

You follow me like dust

You cover everything

I see you everywhere

You follow me like dust

You cover everything

You’re gone with one faint gust

Give yourself away

Despite static on phone lines

We’ve been bruised but we get by

I’m not waiting for our time

Cause my conscience is clean