Empty Days

[September 1989]

[The Dreamer:]
Morning sun
The only shade of light
To carry me through
These empty days
The wind of dawn
Caresses my cheek
In memory of a life
That used to be

I can't deny
This disarray I feel
The wishful redemption
Is the chain that binds me
From living this life
(Living this lie)
I share with you
This undeserving grief you bear

Reuniting with the past
A desire that will mend
This broken hope inside
Subconsciousness
Refusing to move on
Refusing to let go
Why can't it be real?
Help me

Every day
My time wasted away
In hope to find
A door to the past
Forgive me, Lil
Forgive me what I've done
By dragging you
Through these empty days

Her eyes so dark
Her smile so divine
Though not with lips
As red as The Rose
Unceasing care
With so much love to give
Yet wasted away by my
Inability to forget

Yet I still invite
This disarray I feel
This beloved memory
Of a withering rose
The images passing by
(Images passing by)
Through my mind
A story of which
She knows none about

Still you're searching for a key
To unlock this box in me
Sealed and locked away
Yet open

Every day
My time wasted away
In hope to shut
This door to the past
Empty days
Since I can't touch your face
Since The Rose withered away