Delancey Street 1993 - Human Drama

The lights go down on Delancey street

Rain wet pavement beneath our feet

Our muted steps are the only sound

That we hear for miles

I try to read your thoughts

I’ve been wrong before, it came at a cost

You see I drank that poison willingly

I think I’ll drink again

And maybe I can save us both

Or at least a single day

I could just leave it up to chance

But I can never

I can never walk away

We are tethered to an unstable string

Perhaps by stars aligned, or earthly things

Destined for an eternity

And a moment from collapse

I call your name hoping you’ll hear somehow

Hope shades loneliness but just for now

I know you’re near, and I know your gone

And I’ve known it all along…

But maybe I can save us both

Or at least a single day

I could just leave it up to chance

But I can never

I can never walk away

Silence tears a hole

In a heart yet broken

Stillness touch is cold

In anticipation of it over now

And the pieces that will forever circle out of reach

Little promises you can never catch

But you can almost hear them laughing

I sit cold on a stranger’s steps

On Venice or Adams, I can only guess

I spend my thoughts looking for my home

Trying again to make it real

The sun will rise soon on you and St. Marks Pl

And over initials carved in central park

The length we both go to justify

A continent away