Scarlet

This is from a song by Brook Fraser, that I just love. The lyrics express many of the feelings that I've been going through in the past month.

Scarlet

Middle of nowhere

finally you can breathe

Nobody knows your name

It's easier that way.

Shut your eyes tightly

Clench your fists

until they almost bleed

Cautiously, lightly

gently expose

what's underneath~

and all you feel now

is the scarlet in the day

and even if it's real

you can't stay~

so there you go

you're gone for good.

Yes, there you go

you're gone for good

Your mind is swollen

from months of thought

without release.

They've taken

their toll on you.

and this very moment

of timid and fragile honesty

is precious and rare,

and fleeting~

and all you feel now

is the scarlet in the day.

and even if it's real,

you can't stay.

You can't stay.

Brooke Fraser