CENTURY AFTER CENTURY

SINCE YOUR BREATHING IS IT ALL THAT A SPACE CAN FILL SO JUST BY LOOKING IN, I'LL BE LOOKING STILL (YOU FIND AND FOLLOW STORIES WELL) YOU'RE NAKED EXCEPT FOR A NEWSPAPER, THE HEADLINE TELLING ME THAT FORTUNE FAVORS THE BRAVE I'VE NEVER BEEN KNOWN TO BE THAT BRAVE WHAT I WANT IS ON ITS WAY OUT ALL I NEEDED WAS AN EASIER WAY TO STAY WALKING AROUND THE CITY AS THE LIGHT FADES (IS IT ALL THAT YOU REMAIN) I'M THINKING ABOUT EACH PROMISE THAT I HAVE EVER MADE BUT I KNOW WHAT THEY WILL NEVER SAY I KNOW WHAT THEY WILL NEVER SAY CENTURY AFTER CENTURY THEY REMAIN AND IF I READ TO REMEMBER THAT THE ENTIRE EARTH IS OUTSIDE THIS ROOM SO CLOSE THE WINDOWS, KEEP THE CURTAINS SHUT FOR EVER AND IF I NEED TO REMEMBER THAT THE ENTIRE EARTH IS OUTSIDE THIS ROOM SO CLOSE THE WINDOWS, CLOSE THE WINDOWS ISN'T IT ROMANTIC, TO BE ROMANTIC WHEN YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU LOVE OR IF A WORD LIKE THAT COULD EVER MEAN ANYTHING WHEN WHAT YOU WANT IS ON ITS WAY OUT I DIDN'T HEAR CHEERLEADING FOR CREATIVE WRITERS AND YOUR CEEKBONES DON'T TASTE OF ANYTHING AT ALL IT'S ON ITS WAY OUT, IT'S JUST AN EASIER WAY TO STAY TALKING ABOUT A CITY THAT THE LIGHT MADE (IS IT ALL THAT YOU REMAIN) IT'S THE SAME STORY THAT'S BEEN TOLD BUT IT'S BEEN STORIES THAT DON'T FADE I KNOW WHAT THEY WILL NEVER SAY I KNOW WHAT THEY WILL NEVER SAY CENTURY AFTER CENTURY THEY REMAIN IS IT ALL THAT YOU REMAIN...