Contrasts

Envious glances at the everyday life of careless individuals
Breathing the scent of happiness with a jealous thought inside
An aching emptiness fills the holes that you’re left with

Thoughts become dark and dampened
Drown in the misty air of night
Who you are will never leave you
However hard you try

Provoke your own emotions to extract a reaction
Suffer physically to grieve the soul
The Flame does not burn, but it’s lacking consumes me
Never extinguished, never burning bright enough

So how does it taste when all this is inside you
How can you love when your sense’s so numb
Too sensitive to feel the brightness about
Digging too deep to find what you seek

It’s in the sky and in your eyes
It’s in your tears and in your fears
The strings touched, but never tuned
The melody written but never played

In black and white the contrasts are clearer
When subtleties fade there’s just one thing to say
The shortest way home won’t bring you any nearer
Until it’s time for you to bloom...

Provoke your own emotions to extract a reaction
Suffer physically to grieve the soul
The Flame does not burn, but it’s lacking consumes me
Never extinguished, never burning bright enough