Singularity

Let me start by saying - Victoria you look so fine
you're my lyrical device, symbol of the divine
I don't really see you except when I close my eyes
every night flashing lights, the words "love never dies"

How did it happen, how did we meet?
Halifax early autumn 2am in the street
Nikki Minaj and way too much wine
back to your apartment god there's not enough time
for anything

I lost my band, some friends and my mind
my dad went insane and left it all behind
and the city I love like some beacon of light
drifting farther away praying I made the right decision
hoping it wouldn't haunt me later
like that ruined the song should have muted that fader
'cause it was a lie and I never meant it
sounded good at the time hindsight can't prevent it
celebrate
singularity

remember that night we stayed in the van?
to argue on Darwin and the folly of man
while the party was raging
I believed in you
you believed in me and we saw it through to the end
god we tried, all those records and shows
you finally found the right girl and Caroline knows
all that you've given and what's left inside
Mark you're my brother what a beautiful ride
we're still on

sister when I tell you that there's no control
it's not an excuse it's just that our souls
are tethered to chaos and sorrow and bliss
I choose the latter but sometimes we miss
every person that we've ever loved
don't get caught in the past or blinded from above
'cause there's nothing up there but emptiness and stars
and there's nothing sadder than moving to mars
when we're still here
we're still here

every inch of this planet that I walk upon
imperial darkness it's metric I want
a measure of peace these people just like me
born in the wrong place with the wrong skin so they can't be free
I don't feel guilty for being lucky in life
but I don't confuse luck with god-given right
to be a romantic in a world so obscene
Victoria, help me pick a dream
to make real

let love be
the singularity