Violent Blue

Hey, don't I know you from some other life?

You were wide-eyed and green

And a little bit taller

And you didn't look away

When spoken to

Do you still take two sugars?

You seem a little tense

And I can't help but notice how hard you appear

When I look into your eyes

A violent blue

Was it sudden?

Was it clean?

Were there a lot of shades in between?

Step away

Let off

Throw it down

And lose yourself

Hey, are you in there?

Or don't you recall

When the perfume of belief was all we needed

It was all we needed

To set our sights

So when did you throw out

The rest of the world

Deaf from the din of your self-righteous babble?

I think you've been blinded

By your own light

Was it hatred?

Was it pride?

Or did you just have a lot to hide?

Come away

Throw down

Let it burn

And lose yourself

Passion

To ashes

To smoldering ruins

Are you in there?

Are you in there?

Am I boring you?

I could say more

We were destined for somewhere but that was before

You traded in your peace sign

For a finger

And I don't believe it's the way you were raised

Or the cards you were dealt

Or a poor self-image

I think you love yourself too much

You want to rule some sovereign state?

You want to smother in all that hate?

Get away

Lay down

Strip it off

And lose yourself