Left And Leaving lyrics

My city`s still breathing (but barely it`s true)
through buildings gone missing like teeth.
The sidewalks are watching me think about you,
sparkled with broken glass.
I`m back with scars to show.
Back with the streets I know.
They`ll never take me anywhere but here.
Those stains in the carpet,
this drink in my hand,
these strangers whose faces I know.
We meet here for our dress-rehearsal to say
`I wanted it this way`
and wait for the year to drown.
Spring forward, fall back down.
I`m trying not to wonder where you are.
All this time lingers, undefined.
Someone choose
who`s left and who`s leaving.
Memory will rust and erode into lists
of all that you gave me:
a blanket, some matches, this pain in my chest,
the best parts of Lonely,
duct-tape and soldered wires,
new words for old desires,
and every birthday card I threw away.
I wait in 4/4 time.
Count yellow highway lines
that you`re relying on to lead you home
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