Nichole

[00:01.41] down in pennsylvania, tired smiles and broken cars

[00:01.97] maybe i could meet you there, nichole

[00:02.51] drowning in my empathy, the wicked eyes i could not see

[00:03.05] stared and stared and shattered all my bones

[00:03.31] and you said

[00:03.89] "don't forget the reason you are here

[00:04.42] your heart could fuel the moonlight with its fever

[00:05.25] leave all that you've known down by the water

[00:05.81] you're bruised but you're not dying

[00:06.35] rest your burning eyes

[00:06.87] you're only just a child

[00:07.17] put away your knives"

[00:08.53] you rose from childhood suffering, an ache inside too deep to reach

[00:09.38] but close enough for all the world to feed

[00:09.67] the stars were never quite aligned, god was never on your side

[00:09.96] but you became a precious burning light

[00:11.55] don't let any earthly force defeat you

[00:11.83] i won't forget the reasons that i need you

[00:12.43] spoke so soft and loved just like a mother

[00:12.97] i won't let you down

[00:13.55] i'll hold my head up high

[00:14.09] i'll be the gun and i'll be the one who points it to the sky

[00:14.63] down in pennsylvania, sinking ships and baby shoes

[00:14.89] and a love so strong it burns the city down

[00:15.43] if i escape what i've been told, if i make it through this year alone

[00:15.95] maybe i could meet you there, nichole