Still Time - The Needs

You and I, walking under street lamps

Across a bridge, no plan’s a nice plan

I left my phone back on the nightstand

And you’re getting kind of antsy

But no, it’s alright!

Then we walked until our feet swelled

And then sirens of the street fell

Into silence, and the sweet smell

Of honeysuckle and a fire pit

Filled up the night

There was a time when this was pure good

Before we cared, before we understood

About the blindfold of our childhood

Now we can’t escape the world

So now police have put up spotlights

To keep us safe from what’s inside of us

From all the ugly of the nighttime

It’s up to us to look within

And then put up a fight

Before the being of my soul tears

And I’ve got nothing good left to share

Death is a mask that I just won’t wear

Yeah, we’re nowhere close to being there

There, there

Yeah just don’t worry

When you give all your light

It returns, it’s alright

Let it go, make it bright

Nothing can ever fully stomp that spark out