After Her


Hello, my friend
Looks like it's just you and me for a time
And I haven't been alone for so long I forgot
Which parts of me were mine

What I need, I now see
Is just a little room to breathe
And time to grieve
Some time to clear my head out
Heal my broken heart
To make my life my living
Make my aim my art

And I know it's always darkest just before the dawn
But that's so hard to see
Now that she is gone

Hello, my friend
Well then
I've got this problem, you see
I can't never find what I'm looking for
Just keep finding me
And I need to work it out
But it's so hard to find my way around a mind
So cluttered with fear and doubt

But I know the winter's coming on
to freeze these tears that have been
Crying me
And when the last of these Autumn Leaves falls
You know where I'll be

In the darkness just before the dawn
Waiting for that ray of light
To carry me back home

And thank god it's darkest just before the dawn
'Cause I could use some sleep
Before the morning comes


By Dylan Southard