White Lavender Sunsets

The water steals the colors from the sky  
As your eyes turn black and white  
You’re fading away in my hands  
I know we won’t survive past the twilight
The leaves dance around us for the last time  
It was our fate to die in the afterglow  
 
The violin knows we never had a chance
As it confesses the violence of a bittersweet romance  
 
You’re as innocent as the stars  
You can’t understand why I’m so dark  
I don’t want to say goodbye  
But I’m an optimistic nihilist most of the time  
And I’ve spent too much of my life  
Eclipsed by your silver linings
 
The sky reflects your shadow in the clouds
You’re a silhouette on the cool ground
As you spin my heart in your hands
I know you’re someone I can live without  
You’re color blind to the soft light that follows you around
You can’t tell you’re drowning me in the night  
 
The violin knows you’re going to die  
As it cries for the violence of a tragic goodbye  
 
You’re as innocent as the stars  
You can’t understand why I’m so dark  
I don’t want to say goodbye  
But I’m an optimistic nihilist most of the time
And I’ve spent too much of my life  
Eclipsed by your silver linings
 
I’ve been tangled in the strings  
Strangled by your feelings  
I’ll miss the way you love me  
But I’m finally free