july

I climbed a tree & threw myself off
I preferred the city block
I thought the gravel made me look pretty
it was begging to be walked
I keep on flying off your handlebar
I keep tugging on my kite string
trying to dig up your bones from the ground
save them from the made-up lightning

july, apologize, I never asked you for your pity
july, please make the sun rise
I get so lost in this city
when you set the sky on fire

there were a million cracks in the sky
so you couldn't see the stars
everyone cheering, you in the building
I scaled twelve stories tall
I couldn't see the hearts made with smoke
all the people seemed to love
trapped in a sea of hearts filled with smoke
where the show was just enough

july, apologize, I never asked you for your pity
july, please make the sun rise
I get so lost in this city
when you set the sky on fire

you told me softly, said, "I'm not sad, baby,
I'm just worn down, aren't you?"
well I was cherry popped, I was smoke ring marked,
I was simply much too blue
I was like clockwork, my gears too locked to turn,
baby, I was stuck like glue
to all of the sparks strewn across your face
(independence sure suits you)

july, apologize, I never asked you for your pity
july, please make the sun rise
I get so lost in this city
when you set the sky on fire