[11:11]

Your skin burned my mouth
And that’s how I knew.
We moved from the floor to the couch
To the car, to the bed
And the blood was pumping as you
Recorded every word I said in your mind
To play it back later
And make sure it was real

We skipped the start
And fell into someone else’s story
And we ran with it
Because we didn’t know any better
We ran with it because we were convinced
It was the antidote
We were toxic and starting a slow burn
I can’t kiss you without a burn.

Your voice just cripples me
Because sound hits me like a wave at high tide
And you taught me how to write “us”
And I taught you every song that made me numb
But from where I was looking
The space between us was closing every second
And I fell into you
And it burned

But it was real love.
And I was drowning in an empty room
And I should have called and asked you to let me out
And now I have pages and pages of “should have”s
But those books are back on the shelf
And I will never break their bindings again
There’s a bridge here with your name on it
But some things you just don’t burn.

More than anything, though
I wanted you to need me
Because I can’t find a single reason
For anyone to miss having me around
But that just makes me like everyone else
And I’m not really that special
So far, that’s been the hardest pill to swallow
Because it burned on the way down

I kiss you now, and it doesn’t burn
It tastes like Monday and freshman year
And I want to make you feel small
Like standing next to me is like standing next to the ocean
You don’t quite believe me yet
But I’ve always had a way with words
I used to write with ink
But I’ve found blood writes much better

I want to visit Venice before it sinks
And right now I’m making that trip alone
But there’s plenty of time
To get a second ticket

I don’t have a girlfriend, I have you
And I feel sorry for anyone who doesn’t.

[leaveawhisper]

This is beautiful--there's so much heart in it. I love the way you used the concept of burning to tie all of the stanzas together in the beginning. You've got a real talent for expressing ideas that resonate.

[PatchCarr]

This is beautiful. Lyrically it is so easy to read and understand and has depth all at once.

[11:11]

Thanks guys, it means a lot