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by Evan Greer


By Morning – Evan Greer

              
These past two nights, we slept
     
With skin, warm on skin
                                 
And the sirens in the hours before dawn
             
The weak gray light too much
                  
To keep me thinking
             
Your hands in mine, enough
                 
To keep me feeling strong

Chorus:
           
And if they come for us by morning
          (pm)
With that knock knock on the door
      
I will feel your heart rate quicken
                       
As they reach the second floor
        
And if I have to give my name 
                        
You know I won't be giving yours
                             
I'll run my hands through your hair
                            
And say its them who's really scared
           
'Cause they know our love is stronger 
                        
Than their bars will ever be


That afternoon, we sat
Cross legged in the backyard
As the smoke erased our pictures, dates, and names
So just one match, to burn
This poetic evidence
Just one glance, to see our fear reflected in the flames
Chorus:
And if you called me up past midnight
Hear that clicking on the line
I would try to reassure you
That everything is fine
If you have to give your name
I hope you won't be giving mine
You'll run your hands
Through my hair
And say its them who's really scared
'Cause they know our love is stronger
Than their bars could ever be


Some nights you give 'em hell
Sometimes that's hell to pay
But they know damn well that we're not going away
We may be lying through our teeth 
But we'll still say we are not afraid
And I swear I'll keep singing if they take you away

Chorus:
Yeah if they come for us by morning
With that knock knock on the door
I'll hold you a little closer
As they reach the second floor
If I have to give my name 
No I won't be giving yours
I'll run my hands through your hair
And say its them who's really scared
'Cause they know our love is stronger 
Then their bars could ever be…


--MiScHiEf BrEw--