Kites

Dada dada da da
Dada dada da da da
Dada da dada

Dada dada da da
Dada dada da da da
Dada da dada

I don't wanna wax poetic
On this shade of rose
I sing it so you won't forget it
How the days have flown

With cicadas harmonizing
Through the summer

Nights are when I sleep alone
And dream of you so long along
I'm trying
(I'm trying)
I'm trying

Nights are when you're not at home
Sleeping soundly not alone
You're trying
(You're trying)
You're trying

Dada dada da da
Dada dada da da da
Dada da dada

Dada dada da da
Dada dada da da da
Dada da dada

Forgive me if I seek
The answers not provided
While carefully obscured

But all the second guessing
Does is paralyze
Conflating cause and words

Filling in the glaring blanks
Like mad libs of the heart
Subtle pointers here and there
No framing from the start

With cicadas harmonizing
Through the summer

Nights are when I sleep alone
And dream of you so long along
I'm trying
(I'm trying)
I'm trying

Nights are when you're not at home
Sleeping soundly not alone
You're trying
(You're trying)
You're trying

(I'm trying)
To pick myself up out of bed
And face the mirror's reflection
I'd rather face the sheets instead
The creases lie with me again

I don't wanna tell you
How I felt that night
Still drifting like a wayward kite
I'm flying
(I'm flying)
Well trying

I remember how
You said that I should leave
(I should leave)
And fill the gaps with memories
Of flying
(I'm flying)

You're thriving
In the crowds
That cloud
My mind