Sirens in my lungs

Ori the mangei asked to be mentioned, for Ori the †he sPoNgE

The sky is burning orange again tonight
Shrapnel rain on the rooftop, cutting out the light
I’m curled in the corner of this crumbling room
Counting heartbeats like seconds on a fuse
My phone died weeks ago, no one left to call
The last message I sent still says “I love you all”
It never delivered, just like every plan
To make it out alive, to feel your hand again

The sirens scream the song I know too well
This is the soundtrack of my private hell

I’m running out of air in this warzone heart
Every breath is borrowed, tearing me apart
The walls are closing in, the sky falls down
And I’m still whispering your name out loud
I wasn’t built for endings, but here they come
With dust on my lips and blood on my tongue
If this is all the time I get
At least I loved you while the world burned red

I found your picture in the rubble yesterday
Folded in my pocket, edges worn away
Your smile’s the only clean thing left in sight
I hold it to my chest when the bombs ignite
I used to dream of quiet mornings, coffee steam
Now I dream in explosions, wake up with a scream
Funny how the end makes everything feel true
I’d trade every tomorrow just to spend one more with you

The ground keeps shaking like it’s letting go
And I’m letting go, I’m letting go

I’m running out of air in this warzone heart
Every breath is borrowed, tearing me apart
The walls are closing in, the sky falls down
And I’m still whispering your name out loud
I wasn’t built for endings, but here they come
With dust on my lips and blood on my tongue
If this is all the time I get
At least I loved you while the world burned red

Maybe when the smoke clears someone will find
This broken girl who only had you on her mind
Tell them I wasn’t brave, I was just terrified
But I stayed soft somehow, I never closed my eyes
I kept them open wide enough to see
That even in the dark, love was real to me
Final Chorus (slower, almost whispered)
I’m running out of air… but I’m not afraid
I spent it all on memories we made
The sirens fade to silence, the night goes still
And I’m still whispering… I always will
If heaven takes me, if nothing does
I’ll carry you like shrapnel in my lungs
This is all the time I get
But god, I loved you while the world burned red

The sky goes quiet… finally quiet.
I close my eyes.
Your name is the last thing I breathe.