open my eyes
your boots bedside
rushing your goodbyes
you left them behind
empty bottles
stale smoke in my lungs
still i smell per-
-fume on your pillow

i'll survive on dreaming of you

barely breathing
in my room, heaving
broken cadence
of my heart, beating
daybreak, cruel light
surprised i'm alive
gather the pieces
look forward to the night

i'll survive on dreaming of you

i will learn to dream without you
clench my teeth and ride the pain through
stars that die over the city
bind the hearts that you wanted to free