Lay to Waste

I'm looking for a chorus that can capture the obscene / way you're torn in all directions by these currents underneath
Alone, your youthful spirit cries / as the beauty of the moment dies
But terrifyingly it's you who's giving up on me, I say go on

Open up your hungry heart to fill with something clean / the numbing dose you favor is the crutch on which you lean
The glamour you idealize / the lies they tell between your thighs
You spiral down, you're burning out, but you won't let me set you free, I say go on

There's a picture that hangs in my mind
As if our love didn't fade over time
When I could be strong and keep your world safe
But now I know it was only a waste

I have always loved you / I am not above you / into these stars like worlds apart I can show you a better way
But no one else can make you / you need yourself to save you / but you tear it down and throw me out 'til there's nothing left to say

But go on with your life / sure I'll fade in time
Go on with your life / sure I'll fade in time

Go on, lay to waste your life
Sure I'll fade away in time

We took the long way over to the coast
We dug up seashells until the tide rose
A pretty picture that hangs in my mind
As if our love didn't fade over time
And I still feel it, our toes in the sand
A chilly breeze and you're holding my hand