Half A Man

Will Stelter

So come down, and fade away,
The lights are still hanging from last holidays.
And the place in the dark, we’d occupy,
Is leaving my heart, feeling nullified.

So slow down, and walk with me,
Dark empty lanes, under heavy leafless trees.
And the place where our footsteps reached the road,
Has my shadow screaming, go, just go.
Yeah, just go.

It doesn’t help to pretend,
Every word you said, doesn’t echo in my head.
When put to words, it’s hard to understand,
Every past pretense makes me feel I’m half a man.
Half a man.

So go now, and figure it out,
Every breath you take, you fade further into his couch,
And the place in the years I felt secure,
Has me aching for an easy year.

It doesn’t help to pretend,
Every smile you made, doesn’t rattle in my head.
When put to words, it’s hard to understand,
Every past pretense makes me feel I’m half a man.
Half a man.

Yeah, but I’m still the better man.

So, come down, and fade away.
My heart is still pacing inside your name.