hourglass
[verse]
break open the hourglass
take your time
speed through the city in twilight
you’ll be fine
untie yourself from your regrets
you’re not a prisoner
find out what’s poisoning your mind
in particular
[bridge]
this isn’t a game I want to play
there’s no time for pain
live my life another way
there’s no time for pain
live my life another way
live my life another way
my life another way
live my life another way
my life another way
[chorus]
you are a walking piece of art
a stranger to observation
a secret lover of contradiction (secret lover, secret lover)
you are a walking piece of art
the rust of age will pull you apart (secret lover, secret lover)
[verse]
lie down in golden sunlight
take a rest from your deceit
sometimes you’ve gotta lose something
before you can feel complete
your head is sewn to your shoulders
to keep it out of the clouds
a tragic love affair
blissfully full of doubt
[chorus]
you are a walking piece of art
a stranger to observation
a secret lover of contradiction
you are a walking piece of art
the rust of age will pull you apart
there’s no time
© ruby joyce 2018
tapestry
[verse]
you’ve placed new stitches on my thought pattern
with such ease and effortless grace
you’ve placed new scenes on my lifetime tapestry
filled my mind with memory i can’t erase
[chorus]
be my forever, at least for now
be my forever, at least for now
[verse]
my soul’s entwined with the fabric of your universe
your careful fingers brush past every place where it hurts
you reached deep into my mind and you drew out the words
that knew just how to lift this year long curse
[chorus]
be my forever, at least for now
be my forever, at least for now
© ruby joyce 2020