our darkness

Through these city nightmares youd walk with me
And wed talk of it with idealistic assurance
That it wouldnt tear us apart
Wed keep our heads above the blackened water
But theres no room for ideals in this mechanical place
And youre gone now
Through a grimy window that I cant keep clean
Through billowing smoke thats swallowed the sun
Youre nowhere to be seen
Do you think our desires still burn
I guess it was desires that tore us apart
There has to be passion
A passion for living, surviving
And that means detachment
Everybody has a weapon to fight you with
To beat you with when you are down
There were too many defences between us
Doubting all the time
Fearing all the time
Doubting all the time
Fearing all the time
That like these urban nightmares
Wed blacken each other skies
When we passed the subways we tried to ignore our fate there
Of written threats on endless walls
Unjustified crimes carried in stifled calls
Would you walk with me now through this pouring rain
It used to mingle with our tears then dry the hopes that we left behind
It rains even harder now