falling for you

How to cast your hopes
by rishik Vijayadas Menon


so you think youve found the answer key
to this broken heart. lost memories.
of the last time, we tried to make this work.
its a masterpiece, its a mess, its fucking dirt
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no wonder, im trying to figure this out
dusting off, my maps to that old house
that river runs deep, though short, its steep
its cursed with the stench of history


All i want to do is pause this light
this moment's gone, this time is right
you overrate the sand and the sea
from your surge of confidence: relief
my sinkers not tied, the currents come
washed your hate away, before i even begun
gracefully ill wait here in the deep
thinking of the times when we wont sleep.
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stars cooperate, without a fight
ill grant, they wont talk much tonight
and they prophesise my fortune wrong
ive not taken control, but ill still cast long


Id kill to keep that lerthagy away
I deal the cards in faith, nylon lines dont fray
your spinning in the light, before my eyes
theres a spiral of smoke, your gone, i cry


all i want to do is pause this light,
this moment's gone, this time is right.
patiently, ill wait here in the deep,
thinking of the way, that we wont sleep.


im given one last chance to apologise
for my absence, and official alibis
seeming to think it matters, when
without a bait, we can only play pretend


i placed my hope out in your arms
i clamored for escape via trance
to a beach with promise of clemency
to a park where i know ill awake in dream


all i want to do is pause the light
this moments gone, this time is right
eternally, ill wait here in the deep
with the knowledge that, we just wont sleep
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