I saw you turning away and fading
A specter while a neon sign blinked
‘Vacant’
Your skin was pure cream
I know it wasn’t a dream
The way you lit up when you thought you found
Eden
I heard you singing in your falsetto voice
Broke down crying when it stripped us all
Naked
Your face wasn’t handsome
But it held me for ransom
The way you lit up when you thought you found
Eden
You turn the corner just as I get closer
Is it merely a ghost or
Is this where you’ve always been
Just out of reach like the wind
I can feel the earth spin
You’re riding the shopping cart down the aisle
The last memory I have of you
Staying
I knew you had to leave
Who wouldn’t want to believe
The way you lit up when He showed you the road to
Eden