Cold stone sleeps beneath my feet, Midnight stains the air with ash. Candles bend but do not weep, Time decays in every crack. Roses rot without a name, Blackened thorns embrace the skin. - Love was just a quieter pain We were never meant to win. - Bells of fog begin to sway, Pulling shadows from the trees. - Every breath I give away Sounds like distant elegies. - Silver frost on bitten lips, Prayers dissolve before they rise. - Something softly touches ribs And whispers truth I canโ€™t deny. - Stay no longer. Donโ€™t return. Stay no longer. Donโ€™t return. Dark remembers what we were. In this quiet, slow and stern, Even hope learns how to blur.