Lyrics of Abeyance

As the candles yawned,
My world grew darker
Til barely a detail remained

Parchment and smoke
Through distant chimes
Moths carried by the breeze

Her finger to my lips,
I am stilled in an instant
I sip, and am numbed
From here the path winds backwards

At first i see my entering
And then steps in reverse

Descent where i had climbed
To pass where i had fallen

Familiar, all is skewed
And yet i cannot reflect
Beyond my eyelids, i have died
Yet i collapse into youth
Familiar, all is frayed
And yet i cannot abide
Beyond my eyelids, i have died

Days are merging quickly now,
Into years that spiral from my chest
They pass but leave no mark

I swallow forgotten words
To gain what was lost
And lose what was gained
Until neither is real

Behind my head,
Her hands hold no weight

I have reached a beginning,
But somehow i do not stop
I fall through the first moment
To find that there is more

As light cascades
Through the hole my body has torn
Already, it is closing