The Mourning - Opaque Nature

The Mourning - Opaque Nature
As the workers gathered in the morning
Open wounds closed for the night
While the mourners gathered
In the pouring rain
We fight following the morning
I'd have sworn we'd be alright
Said it would all look better by the morning
After the fight
But you adjusted with ease
Rather lonely but free from me
Did you find that you were an after thought
In the hearts of the ones that you love
Money lenders tax collectors
Turned the tables round
I was a ghost for a while
But I turned out to be a man
Was lower than most on the pile
But you helped me understand
I was a ghost for a while
But you helped me to be a man
Holding on to things from years gone by
Playing games with girls when we were high
We've been taken though our paces
Our stern face life in stages
Arrows and cages in love
Marks on maps and poor excuses
And if it's all the same to you I want to lose it
And we did all we could to try and prove it
And I said I'd see this through
I'm drawing lines on maps to try and move it
Hour hands on clocks to back 'til we remove
All the things we said when we both knew
That we are too old to wait our turn
We are too old to live and learn
We are too old to play like
When we were young
But did you find that you were an after thought
In the hearts of the ones that you loved
Money lenders tax collectors
Turned the tables round
I was a ghost for a while
But I turned out to be a man
And I'll be a bird for a while
But you'll be there when I land
I was a ghost for a while
But you helped me be a man