Steps Ascending

Steps ascend to a loaded gun The scent of matches hangs in the air (a lit one flickers out in a hearbeat) We don't want to see this: A flash of light that's letting go Of an empty bullet case By the time it hits the ground He's out of reach. (let go, let go.) Out of reach. (let go, let go.) Out of reach. (let go, let go.) Out of reach. (let go, let go.) Out of reach The wolves are closing in There's no room left to make amends, but Do you remember when we'd fly that kite so high? All the time we've wasted Spent fighting Will burn In the fire of our regrets All the time we've wasted Spent fighting It's blood And it's running down the stairs Freeze the frame Between the gun shot and the hole it makes A spinning bullet hangs in the middle There's no way to stop it It will surely hit the mark You can try to understand But I'm giving up Giving up Giving up The synapse fires, it's right in time I'm giving up Giving up Giving up This should always stay Out of reach. (let go, let go.) Out of reach. (let go, let go.) Out of reach. (let go, let go.) Out of reach. (let go, let go.) The wolves are closing in There's no room left to make amends, but Do you remember when we'd fly that kite so high? All the time we've wasted Spent fighting Will burn In the fire of our regrets All the time we've wasted Spent fighting It's blood And it's running down the stairs I ran down the stairs And into the garden Put both my hands into the soil In the spring You will bloom Like her heart Through the blouse In the back of the ambulance As it turned and turned down the street (one more turn won't you come back to me?) As it turned on its red lights You were turning into Red roses Red roses Red roses Red roses But I'm not giving up