New Storms for Older Lovers - La Dispute

«I've come here as a man in shambles — worn out from begging on my knees

Please, I’m just trying to keep my family together

Now, when you saw your lover wore a ring around her finger, why didn’t you stop?

I have half a mind to make you hurt, to make you bleed, to make you suffer

I swear, if you’ve touched her — oh, heaven

Forgive what I would do to you, you monster

And think about your children?

They’ll never believe what you’ve done

Listen, I’m begging you, back off

Let me rebuild all the things that you shattered

She meant it, I swear that she meant it, she whispered so often

'Husband, I’ll always be here with you'

Always, always, always, always, always, always, always is valueless

I wish I’d never heard her speak a word

And I hope you see us — your wife and your children

And I — buried in the wreckage of your crime

While you’re laying down your sins

Softly leaning in to kiss your guilt goodnight"

She is mine.

You stole her, somehow tricked her but

We’ll survive.

We will.

She loves me dearly—you'll see

You are blind.

She loves me dearly

Breathe in

He finally paused to take a breath

Then looked down — it felt like staring into hell

The man was seated in a chair before him, silent

A statue framed in pain and flesh.

He thought

«Oh, what more can I say to sway him?

To make this statue speak?

I swear he’s made of stone and I am barely stirring up a breeze»

And after waiting in the silence

Finally turned around to leave

Broken and barely through the doorway

Breathing slowly, beating hard, he heard him speak

«I guess love’s a funny thing — the way it fades away without a warning

It doesn’t ask to be excused

And when it’s gone — oh, it’s gone — and it ain’t ever comin' back

There is nothing you can do to save it

To make it breathe the way it did when you were sliding on the ring

Trust me: It’s gone for good

Now there is nothing you can do to stop me

She is happy when she is with me and I am finally alive.

I’m sorry"