We never left each other
And the future seemed so far
We knew it wasn't forever
It's been too long, too hard

Now I'm sitting here, thinking
As lonely gold rays begin to fade
The sun shines on and you're living like a king
While I'm shivering here, in the new moon's shade

You told me you believed
There was something of worth in me
As I gripped the old memories
Of what we used to be

We ran until we got tired
The smiles, the laughter fueling our fire
Echoing, but we never got tired
And now, god, you're only getting higher

We used to talk like nobody was watching
We used to walk right off cliffs, and we'd be standing
We'd never drop into that abyss, we were happy
And then you were gone, and suddenly I was falling

So tell me, old friend, what changed?
Tell me how exactly you pulled away
Or did I forget as I continue to age?
I want to hear what you have to say

But who am I to speak to nobody
Don't forget, how we never left each other
Living in the sky, but you're just so lonely
And now that we're sitting here, try to remember

So as I live on, trembling in misery
As I hold on to the memories, to the glory
Back in the days when we were never sorry
Back in the days when we were running from reality

You're lying there, buried under mounds of soil
That gray stone marking the last place you'll travel free
Now I'm angry, in a state of turmoil
Because yesterday you called, a reminder of you and me

Yesterday you called and you told me you remember
Thought back to the days when we thought we'd last forever
I never got you off my mind, never thought you'd think of me
And now I'm angry, 'cause we're just strangers with memories.

~Aria Ashtri
August 12th 2020