New Roses (feat. Misty Harlowe)

The highway's louder here at night

The neon wind chokes the sky above the oil refinery lights

The AC coughs and creeps

I dream of you, but I can't sleep

Abraham came down from the mountain tall

With Isaac tethered to his footsteps like a shadow on the wall

He said, "Son, we all make mistakes

But see it my way too for Heaven's sake"

I brought you new roses

The only thing I couldn't kill

And they're living still

You gathered up the edges of your dress

The blacktop swallowed up your silhouette as lightning flashed from east to west

If there's a hole in everything

What stops the light from falling in?

I brought you new roses

The only thing I couldn't kill

I brought you new roses

And they're living still

I step out on the balcony

Caught between the earth, the midnight sky, and some kind of eternity

This highway runs to Mexico

Just one more place I'll never go