Immortal’s Dreams

[Intro] In the first quiet hour Before clocks begin to count I remember Every time I’ve ever said goodbye [Verse 1] I have watched a mountain crumble Grain by grain Year by year Named each rock as it was falling Held its history in my hands I have walked through rusted empires Dust on portraits Crowns mislaid Kept their languages like lanterns All their lost jokes on my tongue [Chorus] These are an immortal’s dreams of eternity Every ending plays again inside my sleep Faces flicker Lifetimes shimmer Then recede I stay I stay The only witness that can never leave [Verse 2] I remember your first letter Folded corners Ink that shook Coffee stain across a promise Kept that paper Lost your name I recall a field of asters Where you swore you’d never change I have stood there every autumn Counting blooms that don’t return [Chorus] These are an immortal’s dreams of eternity Every ending plays again inside my sleep Hands that held me Houses built and burned to beams I stay I stay The only witness threading all these dreams [Verse 3] I have waited out the winters Till the rivers learned new paths Sat through wars like weather patterns Heard a thousand slogans fade I have loved the ones who feared me When the years were kind to them Watched them measure life in birthdays While I measured mine in eras [Pre-Chorus] Tell me What is “always” To a heart that cannot rust Is it mercy Is it sentence Is it gift Or is it dust [Chorus] These are an immortal’s dreams of eternity Every vow unravels softly in my sleep You say “forever” like a prayer you half-believe I stay I stay To hold the echo when you finally leave [Bridge] Sometimes I dream of ending Of forgetting how to count Of a last Small Simple moment Where I’m lost inside the crowd Of a name that isn’t endless Of a breath that doesn’t wait Of a life that fits a lifetime Not a planet’s slow decay [Chorus] These are an immortal’s dreams of eternity Every fragile Mortal spark that shelters me You burn quickly Bright and crooked Then you’re free I stay I stay Haunted by the glow I’ll never be [Outro] So sleep Small soul I’ll guard your dawns When you are gone I’ll keep your ordinary days Immortal eyes On borrowed time All my forever Built from your decay