Caesar's Last Hand

We had time in the sunlight
Remember it gently, will you?
The veil of reddened darkness
That followed our aspiring day
You stared me over, our fingers grazed
We spoke words as time faded
Your face embedded in my eyes
Like a stained glass painting
Adorning a cathedral I've not left
For centuries
I once believed that we were all there was
Now I know better but I wish that I did not
I would trade everything to feel another touch
Does this in Caesar seem ambitious?
Destroyed like grass in winter's bane
Withdraw and try to let you live your own way
Separation from the body and the heart
All things between are consequential at best
Played what I thought was my very last and best hand
A decent pair, a decent flop, I'm all in
Should've known you had me covered
Should've known the river would favor you in the end
This isn't even about love
But I couldn't find the message even if I tried
I guess all bets are off
My ransom will not fill the coffers
Praise me not

Six

Comatose
Another dose
Sink beneath the river of ashen waste
Violence
Silence
A broken vow is screaming out your name

Pity how the mighty avalanche
But every crack exposes evidence
Fault lines in your soul will guide you
Shifting earth will paralyze you
All our destinies are entwined - six feet down

Come alive
Love your life
For all we know we're guaranteed one
Disavow
Awaken now
And we can sleep in peace when we're done

Pity how the meek give up the ghost
If only you had known that you were so close
Fault lines in their fortress cracking
Shift the earth, the temple's crashing
All our destinies still entwined - six feet down

Such a powerful balance to the balance of power
Whether we're kings for a life or an hour
In the blink of an eye, we all come to die
And this struggle will matter no more
You will not be remembered for what you amass
You will live on in hearts left behind as you pass
In our final release we will welcome this peace
And we'll question why we ever went to war

Pity how we all clash together
Shameful to know that we will do this forever
Fault lines in the world remind me
Hate will never hypnotize me
All this conflict won't mean a thing when we're six feet down

Nameless Love

I dimmed the lights as I watched your body rise and fall
You thrust yourself upon me, lost in the meaning of it all
The charades are gone, lines in the sand long since drawn
Pain sharpens in my mind as you grind away in ecstasy
'I wanted this, I needed this,' you whispered in my ear
But 'this' isn't 'me,' this is a need, and you have made that clear
I cannot help but think, as I feel you on the brink
Pulsating on me, you will find a way to be the death of me

Overcome
Under tongues
I am just the vessel
You just might
Be the one
But I am nothing special

Thoughts pervade, escalate as your voice quivered wryly
I was game when you said 'I want you deep inside me'
I struck beyond your surface, and yet I feel so worthless
If I wanted to be yours, I know for sure that you'd deny me

Overcome
Under tongues
I am just the vessel
You just might
Be the one
But I am nothing special

And as you lay open wide, I am collapsing inside
This is our first time and I know it will be our last
You pull me closer to you, my heart is tearing in two
This is the best night, yet the worst night that I've ever had

You shared your secrets with a smile on your face
Then you sank onto me and said you liked the way I taste
Before your lips touched mine, I asked you one last time
But you kissed my mouth shut before I could get your name