Monument Lyrics - Mortimer Nova

in the mid night we look out towards the broken water 

and we learn through convulsion of our imperfections 

sitting in the rain on this desolate beach 

fingers crossed, soft eyes breathe the fog 

and this simple love can be a ballad for dancing 

stolen breath to touch your inner thighs 

arching up and reaching towards the sky 

i can melt my hands into your skin 

then you look at me like some sort of martyr 

sent down from above to pull you from the fire 

you float so softly and with that the curtains close we never had a chance 

so we sat back on my car and gazed out all the while 

watching the fire engulf the city of ants 

now our drives just waste the miles and never clean the stains 

but we try to fix the pain with a needle and some thread 

to form a patch which can't withstand a bending at the seam 

and for what? to be wishing on a star? 

so i found one empty page in your 2 page book 

and the others filled with hate that can't be understood 

so here's my toast to us with shattered broken glass 

to 17 more years of holding me back 

on the day i die i'll have just one request left for you hold up the sea 

to keep you far from me 

you float so softly and with that the curtains close we never had a chance