7. “Latent Prayers”

fate has come here tonight
collecting for each fault
i grow weary of this game
apologizing for love sought
 
and everyday i ask myself as i wonder through this world
if the fight is really worth it to love a distant girl
so much holds me from the vine, where sorrow’s just a word
in vivid dreams i can’t remember are sounds i’ve never heard
 
i think while i wait
that i’m tired of being lost
and i don’t know about you
but i’m tired of getting tossed around
 
the light has faded from my face, and assurance gone away
stuck behind the walls of virtue, eyes open when i pray
what has happened to my youth, what good are latent prayers?
there’s a new song playing where faith is just a dare
 
these are the things i want to tell you, but am too afraid you’ll go
let me see the broken vase, let’s be vulnerable
don’t be scared to open up; i too fear getting saved
cause together we’re a melody that cannot be unmade
 
wash away your worries
wash away your fears
cause everything will be alright
there’s no more need to hide the tears
 
it’s okay
it’s alright
i’m here to stay
through the night
 
wake from your sleep
my child
my child