“she looks a lot like summer,

and i look a lot like rain.

she has eternity to lose,

but i have forever to gain.

i fell asleep deep inside a dark place,

the shadows painted on my face

like graffiti on a wall.

it was cold, for a summer singin season,

but the ice gave me a reason,

to never love anyone, or anything at all.

i hated sleep

cuz sleeping just meant dreaming,

and dreaming just meant sinking

into a time and place that i could not understand.

when did they sky become so god damn blue?

what beautiful things a pair of eyes can do.

you can hate the rain for what it’s not,

but sometimes the pain is all we’ve got.

yea, even when the sky wasn’t so blue

i always saved a little faith for you.

love the rain for washing pain away

but love the pain for giving the rain a chance to stay.

someone sent us another chance,

with the ribbon wrapped around our hands,

yea, even when the sky wasn’t so blue

i always kept some faith inside for you.

you looked a lot like summer,

and i looked a lot like rain.

you had me to lose,

but i had you to gain.”

-alex

p.s. i know i look a little scary in this picture… forgive me.