In Blue

When the light comes in blue
To the center of the room
In love and useless, forgotten tunes
You hate the room but love the view

Turn it off, I don’t want to hear the sound
Of a century crashing to the ground

A throwaway line
Please forget about the last time
Come around, Mae, just try
To see the farthest reaching arm of light out in the sky

Seventeen years ago, I wrote something down
Folded it up, pushed it down into the back of my mouth
I’ve died so many deaths since then
I can’t tell you the last time I stopped to rest

A throwaway line
Please forget about the last time
Come around, Mae, just try
To see the farthest reaching arm of light out in the sky

We stay alive to see the planets realign a second time