Lighthouse

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You let your heart do nothing

Opened all the doors

And let the evil in

I’m evicted and you’re wicked

I thought we were more

Than something that could pour out

I’m the only one holding on

To something worth giving a s**t about.

(Pre-Chorus)

You never tried to reach for the pieces

Of my purple broken mind

Lost for days

Waiting for hope 

Hide my life.

(Chorus)

Don’t throw me

Into a dark ocean without shores

Drowning in an endless wave 

Goodbye

To the times

You were my every way out

When your love was my lighthouse.

How long have I been here

And how long have you been gone

You used to caress each breath

And now I’m choking on the way down.

Volcano embers

Burn my feelings out

As they smoke and die

They turn to fire in the sky

You didn’t even stay

You’re happier alone

Following devils where they go.

(Pre-Chorus)

You never tried to reach for the pieces

Of my purple broken mind

Lost for days

Waiting for hope 

Hide my life.

(Chorus)

Don’t throw me

Into a dark ocean without shores

Drowning in an endless wave 

Goodbye

To the times

You were my every way out

When your love was my lighthouse.

My eyes won’t stop crying

I can see a special time

In every tear

Feels like

Tomorrow just died

I’m a child stuck

On a broken carnival ride.

I’m submerged in a puddle of sorrow

Let me breath life

Into this cancelled show

Can we live forever

In the reruns

Where our laughter

Is the track when truth is told.

(Pre-Chorus)

You never tried

To reach for the pieces

Of my purple broken mind

Lost for days

Waiting for hope 

Hide my life.

(Chorus)

Don’t throw me

Into a dark ocean without shores

Drowning in an endless wave 

Goodbye

To the times

You were my every way out

When your love was my lighthouse.

(Bridge)

You lied when you told me

I feel familiar in your arms tonight

That we are now meeting

In our second life

So tell me now why

Would you come back

To tear my heart out

Again in this time

All our happy memories

Are shadows around

A dying light

I’m letting go

But it still kills inside

You’re the expert

So tell me how

To make it feel easy

As the rest 

Of our could have been life dies.

(Pre-Chorus)

You never tried

To reach for the pieces

Of my purple broken mind

Lost for days

Waiting for hope 

Hide my life.

(Chorus)

Don’t throw me

Into a dark ocean without shores

Drowning in an endless wave 

Goodbye

To the times

You were my every way out

When your love was my lighthouse.

You used to be my every way out

Now i’m drowning in a puddle

Of regret and doubt

Crashing into all the waves goodbye

I’m going out without my lighthouse.

March 7th 2021

By: Adam John Hopkins