Lonergan

The night sky is a lonely moon

We traced that same old road till dawn

A hundred times

Our tired shoes

Kicking up dust from days long gone

You said the water knows our names

Every wave remembers grace

But I kept sinking in my head

Already gone from that place

Love will tell you about our shores

All the words I never said before

I love you

I love you

Of course

But I’m the mad world of a departing race

Burning out

Drifting into space

And I can’t love you

Can’t love you in this state

You kept the tickets

Folded thin

The coffee stains

The window seat

I kept my distance

Held it in

Talking in circles to the street

You trace the map of what we were

On napkins

On your fragile skin

I feel the fault lines start to stir

Quakes beneath this paper grin

Love will tell you about our shores

All the words I never said before

I love you

I love you

Of course

But I’m the mad world of a departing race

Burning out

Drifting into space

And I can’t love you

Can’t love you in this state

Maybe in some other time

I don’t fracture when you’re near

Maybe in some other life

I don’t turn love into fear (oh)

Love will tell you about our shores

Every tide still pulls you toward

“I love you”

Spilling over the cords

But I’m the mad world of a departing race

Fading fast

Leaving just a trace

And I can’t love you

Can’t love you in this state

I can’t love you

Even as I say your name