From Now On

Only secrets can be shared in the red room We were canvas, we were witless We were peering inside open doors Bless your mother working shifts on the weekend Crunching time to pay rent While we learned what our bodies were for How do we turn a spark into a forest fire? 'Cause the trees won't burn if the wood can't ever stay dry Say it like you mean it or not at all Keep my expectations warm (So long, so long) From the box room at Brownstone (So long, so long) To the house that we used to haunt There's no before, no after, just from now on I thought I was mighty, still I sway, still we sway Throwing good things away, throwing good things away How many times can I bite from the poison apple? And how many times will the serpent change your mind? Say it like you mean it or not at all Keep my expectations warm (So long, so long) From the box room at Brownstone (So long, so long) To the house that we used to haunt There's no before, no after, just from now on November '22, I still feel you In the shallows of the reef we were artefacts Hidden gems amongst the sea glass that we'll never grasp Swept away by different currents in our older age When I dream, still hear you say, "stay, stay" I wish I could have stayed I wish I could have stayed I wish I could have stayed, stayed, stayed, stayed Say it like you mean it or not at all Keep my expectations warm From the box room at Brownstone To the house that we used to haunt There's no before, no after, just from now on