Lady in Black

You said you’d chase away the shakes

But it was only lies

You remind me of my mistakes

And they cloud up your eyes

Those tears may fall

To dampen the scratching on the wall

And drown me with the moon

The sky was a pale shade of blue

And we smoked for hours

You said you were over the cold

But I knew this would be over too

The sky was a palette of purple

The cigarette packet empty

Silence fell over you

And you begin to resent me

I long for morning, opening time

You’ll forget to hate me

Over glasses of red wine

But in the silence

You see all the signs

We’re at the end of the line