Till We Make Our Ascent

Stay here, stay in the moment Where the blooming of spring never ends Let's go down by the willow tree Roll with the hills 'till we make our ascent All I imagined is all that I see Gardens of flowers and warm summer breeze There's a place where no trouble is seen Everything's perfect But it's all just a dream that I have when I sleep Through a winter that never ends Open, open your eyes to A world of all that can sadden your heart Color absent from all I see Skies are grey and the streetlights are dark Lost in a sea of sad faces and hearts who claim Eye for eye, tooth for tooth With words far beyond reproof Still I remain unconvinced All these years, we've hoped and we've dreamed For a final escape, but to no avail All I hear... the infinite buzzing of vanity's lips Forming words for the eager in ear There's a man reciting the words of his god In a room full of pliable hearts Each word, teaming with fire Consumes any reason that's lingering near Every word will precede a great cheer To affirm that the problem could never lie here And on goes the shifting of blame What I wouldn't give to go back to that place Just to feel the warmth of the sun shining down on my face The smell of young roses in bloom I'd gladly spend the rest of my days in that afternoon I can't bear to look at another sad face In this town riddled with fear Close your eyes, we'll make our escape Shake the dust off your feet Dry the last of your bitter tears.