The Battle

 

When the battle is over 

And the dust settles down 

And all of your soldiers 

Lay dead on the ground 

The air is silent 

And the sky is grey

Between the two of us there are no words left to say.

You’ve fired your weapons 

You’ve hit your mark

You’ve left me in a fog of smoke

And everything is dark

You’ve taken everything 

And torn my world apart.

We are both dead

Neither has won

We are just whispers

Of what’s been undone 

We’re two ghosts 

Searching for a soul

And I’m left broken 

And you’re still whole.

I’m wandering lost

My white flag is up

It’s time to retreat

We’ve both given up.

We were once magic

We were once fire 

We were one body

Two hearts

Desire.

The birds no longer sing

And the flowers have all died

What was once forever 

Is now a goodbye.