solid steel, cold and angry 

bitter leather, silver terror of the distance between us now 

whitest pallor of blackest lips 

i have always stared at them and drowned my sails inside of you 

my whole body in a rage over 

air-brushed battles we have waged 

so terrified 

so terrified 

to divide and conquer the 

running-drunken-splendor over 

screaming blackest waters 

and the blood we shed 

in moondrop tears 

to remember broken bottles 

railroad ties so torn and mangled 

that safer place - we had everything 

inching closer, salt of your fingers 

pressed against you, legs could not bear the weight of night, nor the stain of light 

heavy scent of pain in the air 

weeping for the stillness did not comfort us 

it only frightened me 

to divide and conquer the 

running-drunken-splendor over 

screaming blackest waters 

and the blood we shared 

in moondrop tears 

now we lay the shallow grave 

to the end of sunlit days 

but we could have changed 

everything 

and forever i will carry your prayers to my lips 

returning the warmth to its master 

as you fade away 

in moondrop tears 

-oh god, i have always loved you. . .