from red to black.

I listen to your playlists 

When i feel my most nostalgic 

A teleportation back in time 

To when we were us 

And life was exciting 

I can see your face change 

Perfectly in sync with the lyrics 

Lyrics that made you feel far away 

I didn’t realize it then 

I didn’t like listening with you 

I liked watching you feel it. 

Was it love 

I don’t know. 

But it was sweet 

Before it was bitter 

It was bitter 

Before it was rotten 

My friends say that’s not love 

But their dramas tell differently. 

I remember watching the apples turn 

From red to brown 

from brown to black 

I remember how it smelled rancid 

But it was the one thing they couldn’t throw out. 

You always wanted to be different 

And you were. 

No one else stood out quite like you 

No one’s eyes quite that blue 

No one’s voice quite that tamber 

No one quite that shiny. 

You were a golden prize 

I could see your shimmer on my hands 

I felt so lucky to touch you 

I thought if i could hold on 

I’d turn gold too.