by Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) on album Middle Discography

nurse your wounds, you are no soldier we are not men of faith. so that, when we die, the only thing that touches you will be the worms of earth, turning earth over earth. i have not forgiven you i do

by Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) on album What It Takes to Move Forward

city lights graced interstates, the way you move your hands through your hair when you feel alone. remember the flowers you picked when we crossed over madison? you were so sure you found yourself tha

by Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) on album What It Takes to Move Forward

city lights graced interstates, the way you move your hands through your hair when you feel alone. remember the flowers you picked when we crossed over madison? you were so sure you found yourself tha

by Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) on album What It Takes to Move Forward

he long days piled into weeks before you'd speak, as the storm crawled to meet the shoreline. and it began to rain at once! i tried (i tried, i tried, i tried) to keep the awful things at bay from yo

by Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) on album What It Takes to Move Forward

oh no! i thought you'd changed; take back all the things you said. i remember thinking this evidence you left was damning enough but you took all the words from my mouth and pulled them out. how could

by Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) on album What It Takes to Move Forward

oh no! i thought you'd changed; take back all the things you said. i remember thinking this evidence you left was damning enough but you took all the words from my mouth and pulled them out. how could

by Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) on album What It Takes to Move Forward

he long days piled into weeks before you'd speak, as the storm crawled to meet the shoreline. and it began to rain at once! i tried (i tried, i tried, i tried) to keep the awful things at bay from yo

by Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) on album In Which the Choices We Didn't Make Were Better Than the Ones That We Did

You carry all your weight tightly stretched across your face Like evidence or proof that everything aged you I measured steady breaths Afraid of truth or of being rebuked "What horrible things cling t

by Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) on album Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)/Malegoat Split

You always wear neutral colors You are a forest of gray and brown and your bed is always empty Elizabeth was right, you keep your guard up higher than a castle wall and your hands are always buried i

by Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) on album Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)/Malegoat Split

My parents offered me one hundred and fifty dollars or a Varsity Jacket (to be adorned by my Track and Band Letters in the form of a big, bright, orange "F") It would have been a keepsake at best- Ne

by Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) on album Middle Discography

fold your arms like an aeroplane cast over seas you could not navigate for fear of an entry point dear, do not go quietly! do not go, do not go at all! (you are needed here) you were strong but your

by Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) on album Split

Our apartment was breathing like each groan was it's last will and testament or as if every single secret it heard was a weight on it's chest it just had to get off And the marching band that follows

by Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) on album When the Sea Became a Giant

You gave birth to the air (A swimming mess) A swimming mess of hands revived you And I thought, "All is well, all is well! For they revived you! For they revived you!"

by Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) on album Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) / Football, Etc.

i wrote it down in case i might forget how tall you made me feel like i was towering over trees and buildings (and you made it sound so easy). now i'm wearing your strength like a bright badge pinned

by Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) on album Year of the Rabbit

Will I ever understand how anything gets done? I tied a knot in my heart for you, thinking that's what you wanted. I tried to make my voice sincere (tell everyone how hard it was) And anyway, I could

by Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) on album Year of the Rabbit

Don't say goodnight. Is this your life, or are you Holding on? Dear it's alright to say enough! To let your body break down. And they will never know what broke your heart. If only I could say how so

by Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) on album Middle Discography

i watched your cheeks flush, colored by an air from a calgary cold front your breath made ghosts spill into the night, and gather as if they might not disappear. i had heard a rumor you were moving b

by Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) on album Middle Discography

A borrowed prayer died before it filled your lips Your grandfather was the one who taught you it To speak in troubled times, to carry you to port Now mechanical, it seems so meaningless And what do I

by Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) on album Middle Discography

we have been watching you for weeks, getting weaker this time next month you'll be gone how do you say goodbye? how do you spend time waiting for... i should be home with you

by Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) on album Middle Discography

all the streets had emptied, spilling forth like a parade, and you were eighteen and i was eighteen. then, all of east lansing was littered with collegiate speak and irony that slurred new beginnings