Borrowed Blue

In the hush of a fading dream I hold a promise, pale and frayed Once, the stars lived in my eyes Now they sleep behind the shade Every step remembers light Every road forgets my name Laughter, softened by the rain Turns into a distant flame If wishes break before they bloom If dawn is only borrowed blue Still, somewhere in this ruined room I keep a little sky for you Even if the world comes undone Even if our prayers turn to dust I will guard the warmth we found This quiet, wounded kind of trust When the night begins to swallow All the tears I tried to hide I will make them small blue lanterns And leave them burning at your side Friends I thought would never fade Vanished with the morning mist In the Grief Seed's sleeping glass I saw the fate I almost kissed Not a curse, and not salvation Not the truth I used to seek Only love, misshaped and trembling Learning how to stay, though weak If the story loses meaning If the moon forgets her face I will trace your name in silence On the edge of empty space Even if the world comes undone Even if our prayers turn to dust I will guard the warmth we found This quiet, wounded kind of trust When the night begins to swallow All the tears I tried to hide I will make them small blue lanterns And leave them burning at your side I no longer ask for miracles I no longer beg the stars I just want this broken heartbeat To remember who we are If tomorrow never reaches us If the sky forgets its hue Let this vow, in cosmic sorrow Be the last light I leave you Even as my dream falls silent Even as my hands lose touch I will keep one flower blooming From the grief that loved too much In this realm of shattered wishes I will walk the ruins through With every breath my soul can borrow I paint tomorrow soft and blue