Scorched Flags

About uncertainty, deciding whether something is worth risking everything for

And we've spun ourselves out into the cold

The stars realign and we're now truly lost

As our eyes interlock

Confusion dwells, and doubt ascends

We'll break out but I know you're holding back

I'll try to make you smile one last time

Take a look at the ground and wonder why

In your heart there's only empty space

My heart could synchronise with yours

If you allow yourself a risk of emotion

Scatter the tears to the wind

And become another soul in the ocean

We'll be triumphant

Or we'll be nothing at all 

Now the flag of victory is scorched 

And our tattoos proclaiming our love

Are carved out of our skin

A romance far from white and saintly

Attracted and destroyed by our mutual sins

Endless rush of colder waters take us down

Flailing hopelessly waiting for the end

You look around for some distant shore

All the while I'm feeling ignored

None of us wanted this

Or do we know if it will continue

Safe to say I enjoyed the shortest of rides

Even if we're now both condemned 

Now the flag of victory is scorched 

And our tattoos proclaiming our love

Are carved out of our skin

A romance far from white and saintly

Attracted and destroyed by our mutual sins