You Treat Me Too Kindly

Once I finally open my eyes
I wake to the greatest surprise
Even all the way across the room
I can see the especially bright twinkle (of your eye)
From the corner of mine
My attention has been stolen
By the room full of velvet, violet roses
The sweet, almost fictitious smell
Fills the room
You treat me too kindly

I rise for the new day
Singing, "It doesn't get better than this,
It doesn't get better than this"
After the roses, I get twelve solid hours
Of kiss after kiss
I whisper in your ear
"Could it possible get better than this?"
You look be in the eyes, squeeze me tight
"This is only the beginning"
You treat me too kindly

You complimented my dress, my shoes
You held the door
There's no way I could lose
Not if I hold onto you
So many thoughts running through my mind
Here on the rooftop, I've lost track of time
Before I know it, you're on one knee
Holding both of my hands in yours
Ever so gracefully
Out comes the small treasure chest
It opens and brightens the entire night sky
You treat me too kindly

Former Friend

Former friend, you've grown up quite nicely
I haven't seen you since nineteen-ninety...
I forget when, way back then
Our hands entangled, our legs, they dangled
From the tire swing in your back yard
I miss the times when we didn't have to try so hard
Our former friendships, they've become empty
They've become dark
They've been filled
But I still feel a void
I stumbled across the faded, crumbled polaroid
I sit, I stare at all the broken toys of my youth
The way-too-small-for-me-now shoes

What I wouldn't give to rewind
To go back in time
Sometimes I can't help but think
"These new friendships, they're just not cutting it"
I can feel the grip
Of the memories, grabbing so tight
Barely holding on by the cold, tired fingertips

Glass Houses

I'm awake at 1AM
I woke as you came in
Tripping, stumbling, knocking things onto the ground
It's a good thing I love you
Or I'd kill you for making so much sound

This apartment may be small and broken
But it's all we got
As long as I'm with you,
Where we are matters not

What it comes down to
Is we all live in glass houses
Live carefully enough
And don't call anyone any names
And you'll never have cold bricks of hatred
Come soaring through your window frame

This world may be large and strained
But it's our only shot, you and me
Live, love and spread the peace
This place is all we got
So treat it gently

Perfect Harmony

Is it so wrong
To picture myself with you
To dream, my hand in yours
Would it be so bad
To wake up with me every morning
And rest your head next to mine every night
Let me take your worries
And make them mine

You can sing the beautiful melodies
I'll think of us atop a beautiful mountain
Where only you and I can be
Together in perfect harmony

I'll jump into your arms
When I wake up and the floor
Is far too cold for my bare toes
You'll fall so willingly
The soft cotton sheets will catch us, ever so gently
There we will lay, never wanting to get up
I will stay here with you
Dreaming that you will never leave

Someone So Dear

Pink ribbons
Tie me to the sky
All-the-while these tears of longing to fly
Hold me down
I long to hold your hand
Hold it tight
I'll walk you through
The blinding light
One of millions who have fallen victim
You're one in a billion
Of that, I am certain
Your heavenly brunette hair
Your angelic coffee eyes
Your eyelashes have gone to the wind

I visit your place amongst the grass
Everytime I get the chance
My heart begins to race
Just as I feel your embrace
I close my eyes and hope it's true
As I stand there thinking, could it really be you?
Then it all comes back to me
You are no longer here
The one in my arms
Is someone so dear
We come from different parts of the tree,
My sister and me
We bear the same love
We long for your hugs
I look up to the sky
And can't help but cry
Knowing that it's gonna be a while
Before I see that star twinkle in your eye