LYRIC FOR SALE

By Christina Mae Watson

20 years of mornings,
20 years of rain,
Little things we built turned into chains.
Photos on the wall,
Dust on every frame,
Every sweet reminder still carries his name.

I can hear his footsteps,
walkin’ ‘round my mind
One wrong-word and I'm triggered inside
Used to be love …
Now just a wound that won't heal
The ghost of us refuses … to hide
Get out

The good gets drowned by the pain he left behind,
Memories flood back with sharper knives.
I'm a fire in the distance, a storm in a cage,
Standing in his shadow all I feel is rage.
How do I soften the scars I can't hide,
When the love is gone and the damage … won't die
Won’t die

Kitchen light at midnight,
Laughing through the smoke,
Same old silence, same … cruel joke
Promises were broken,
The moment they were made!
I'm searching for the woman I was …
Praying she's okay!

He says my name and the room turns cold,
Every memory flickers like a story to be told.
Peace doesn't come easy,
When the past keeps trying …To drown me
Not Today

The good gets drowned by the pain he left behind,
Memories flood back with sharper knives.
I'm a fire in the distance, a storm in a cage,
Standing in his shadow all I feel is rage.
How do I soften the scars I can't hide,
When the love is gone and the damage …
Won't die
Won’t die

Someday I'll hold the light without the smoke
When my heart discovers new hope.
But tonight I hear the echoes … I relive the fight,
Trying not to burn what's left …
Of-my-own-life
my … life…
My life
My life

20 years can vanish in a single breath,
Love can leave a thousand cuts … that don't forget
If I tremble when he's near,
it's not because I'm weak~~~
It's just the wreckage …
Trying to speak