Autumn

I carved my name into your ribcage We talked of lands away from this cage You said, "Don't fret love, someday I'll be my own man" I'll be free Oh, but darlin', did you mean Darlin', did you mean free from me? You promised home, the kind I've never known, oh But here we are, skin and flesh and beating hearts And I'm wondering what the hell I'm doin' wrong You said, let's make ourselves our very own brigade This love our shield, our blade Oh, but darlin', do you see The cuts from which I bleed? It's me you've slain I didn't obliterate these walls For you to come and raid my home And here you are right next to me Ironically, I've never felt more alone I fell for you, faster than I fell apart, mm And I guess I'm the one to blame for lettin' myself fall too hard I ripped my heart out and put it in your hands In hopes that we'd put up a fight, mm How paradoxical, since now all I can think about Is when will we stop tryin'? Oh Oh How do we stay afloat When do I let go? All you do is blindside me, it's hard to be brave But when the night cuts into the day, it's your love I crave I must've thanked my lucky stars too much They left me sitting in too much dust, mm no You know all my dreams, you were one, so it seemed And I love you, but with you, it's heartache I breathe You gave it your all just with everything you took from me Oh, my love Is this the end for us? Maybe we've had enough --- Autumn - NIKI