Memory Leaks

Circling down the drain, a vial of nitrate
My darlin', I just can't wait, not anymore
Scared in the dark for days
And these memories leak for decades
Dilute all the things I once knew of your grace

For I can no longer see your face
Just a blur beneath your hairline
All that I want is to watch your eyes
To breathe your breath, just one more time

Ooh

Lost in this senile haze, a chore just to sit and concentrate
Plucking pears from the tree of life forevermore
Alive with a fuse too short
A glow and a spark, and then it's gone
But the match still flares on and on and on

For I can no longer see your face
Just a blur beneath your hairline
All that I want is to watch your eyes
To breathe your breath, just one more time
When we were young, I'd write tomorrow
Now I dwell on past mistakes
Above the clouds; a sad old sparrow
Underground; a sunken sage

Ooh

The crux of what we had back then
Not fame, nor faith, nor wage
Something else entirely
Something safe
(A dawnless day, a wordless name
Empty bottle, lifelong flame)