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Anthem Nov 2016
who survived?
was it someone you knew?
if it was anyone else but you...
far away, a burning light
beckoning despite the night
unreachable, yet intimate
Anthem Nov 2016
please hold these skeletal remains
you know i want to
but i was born to run away
i'd loved you once but then you changed
i wish that i still could
there's no point in trying to explained
the suns sinks below the waves
the blossoms bloomed
and withered the very same day
we're all on our own tonight
a clash of sparks
there's static on the radio
it weighs like a stone around my neck
it drags me down
and i don't recognize anything when i look back
so put my back against the wall
cover my mouth
stop me from cursing it all
just cause we kissed on lovers lips
and signed a pact with both our blood
we held hands and then we jumped
and halfway down i realized none of that means that this is love
Anthem Nov 2016
once upon a time
it was you that i adored
but now
you look different
Anthem Nov 2016
when you called to cancel
i was already in the parking lot
still i stayed around
drinking for whatever, i forgot
someone shouts "last call!"
so here's to the end of days
all the maybe memories
and the things we never got to say
the problem with attention
is that no one ever gets enough
until a "best night ever"
ends with fists and handcuffs
there's no such thing
as an ordinary life
but i wanted to die on my feet
i wanted this to be a legendary night
Anthem Nov 2016
the sound of a disembodied voice
causes him to rise for the first time in days
shaken by the suddenness and
shocked by what he heard it say
the most difficult thing in life
it's not doubting what lies above
it's not forgetting what you lost
is not losing what you love
we all come close together
only to fall right back apart
our hopes are waking dreams
that we've lost before the start
everything is static
nothing is the same
leave faith to feed the wolves
drown the fear and shame
burn that hope of yours
tread heavy on its ash
push all that you find inside
but save yourself a match
because when all that's left
is your sad, pale frame
finish it off with one last breath
let the smoke pour out his name
Anthem Nov 2016
there's no love in fear
so please don't be afraid
know that i will always love you
even as i tear your throat away
Anthem Nov 2016
i told you it was over
you said i didn't have a choice
you didn't have time for my "petty problems"
you tried to take away my voice

but i'd burn down everything i love
if i thought i could catch you in the flame
i'd drown all of my beliefs
if i thought it'd stop you from coming back again

you said my parents loved you
and my reservation was secondary
you said i'd be lost without you
that our entangled lives were necessary

but i'm sick of all this acting
i'm done with playing pretend
and like a fly that escaped a spider
i won't get caught up in your web again
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