To Build a Love Right

by Mockery

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taking a joy ride out to Virginia
or to the closest beach I find
breathe in that clear air
saltwater backstroke
through all the messes left behind

but you can’t keep running from the heart that had led you there
what’s another trip gonna find?
digging deep I promise them everything
cancelling my own sense of pride

sure acting like you can’t remember
what it would feel like to build a love right
just want the quick and easy answer
cutting through long lines, skipping the hard times

can we take this outside?
cause it’s growing bigger
than I could ever hypothesize
all this alone time can make a man bitter
and I was supposed to be a light

days grow longer in the house that you didn’t build
working on that bottom line
gotta take it back to the first known place I fell in love
free from this peculiar design

the idols that shaped the form have faults red around you
embodying strength in waters unkempt and cruel
so why do you need them darling, my crystal light
refracting the patterns repeated within your mind

sure acting like you can remember
what it would feel like to build a love right
lined up next to the perfect dancer
caught the moonlight, kissing them goodnight

What would it feel like to build a love right?

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released July 28, 2023

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