The Lights Are Dimming Slowly

The bottom of a nearly empty jar

I scrape and tap to remember who you are

And the black and white soft focus memory

Of who we were and who we thought we'd be

The avalanche of years and circumstance.

The way that we've forgotten how to dance

Nicely framed and smiling next to me

Is breaking me down

Because you always, because you never

That raging fire is now an ember

And the lights are dimming slowly

Will you ever see?

Because you always, because you never

Will you ever notice me?

I knew your smile before I knew your name

I knew our love before I knew our pain

I thought we were the exception to the rule

But it's breaking me down

Because you always, because you never

That raging fire is now an ember

And the lights are dimming slowly

Will you ever see?

Because you always, because you never

Because you always, because you never

That raging fire is now an ember

And the lights are dimming slowly

Will you ever see?

Because you always, because you never

Because that raging fire is now an ember

And the lights are dimming slowly

And the lights are dimming slowly

And the lights are dimming slowly