Counting Them Down

The science of failure down deep in our hearts

Marilyn searching in fields of gold

And staring at the stars 

Counting them down

One by one.

All these praying eyes

Watch mesmerized

As raindrops drench their faces

And assuage their anxious hearts.

This is not all that we are.

I get it,

Now I need you to know.

Marilyn is searching in fields of gold.

We all sing like saviors
When we're on our knees
And find ourselves praying
In the hours between.

The love of attention, the love of release

You promised to be

Counting the stars

One by one.

The sword swings at you

Cracking the heart of ice.

The more you deny it,

The more you believe.

You promised to be

Counting them down. 

One by one. 

Far beyond space,

Where the planets glimmer

And the stars shine

The echo of a voice

Travels with the silence

Reminding me of the 

Promises they never kept.