**Poems Turned To Song Lyrics**

part & day one

-

The poem: “The Day” a.k.a. Z a i n ‘s first poem as her alias (my alias 😂)

The day I put on the mask

you understood.

That was why I loved you so much,

but the one day I took the mask off,

the sky was dark

and

a giant whole dug in the ground

where you would lay

and I would cry.

I would lose myself

in a hurricane of lies.

Replace the mask.

Replace the memories.

I would miss your smile.

It kept my sanity.

Adiós.

-

The song lyrics:

See I remember dark skies,

barely hanging onto sun light (drawn out, Max McNown style)

And the tears slippin’ from my eyes

as my hands slip away from you.

Watchin’ someone die doesn’t make it true,

tell me you’re alive,

because I can’t live without you.

If it were reversed, what would you do?

Because I can’t imagine, no I can’t live without you.

Suddenly my mask slipped, like my tears and my hands.

And when I opened my eyes to my blurred vision,

you were gone and I was alone again.

Why does holding onto someone this long feel like a sin,

maybe ‘cause I clutched you to my chest to stop you bleeding

but nothing helped

when the light in your eyes was already leaving,

and I watched you die

but couldn’t do anything more.

Holding you then the burden of your death

got my arms feeling sore.

But what can a girl do?

What can I do? (Do-oOoo-OoOoh)

I remember dark skies,

watchin’ that sunlight leave a glow.

I remember checkered blankets,

a gleamin’ smile I should let go.

Sad, don’t I know,

but what can a girl do?

When the day she shows her face,

he walks away,

just for her to catch him,

and wrap her arms ‘round him,

watch him die in her arms.

The day she revealed her scars,

seeing him dead made a new one.

No mask, no lover,

just a girl and her scars,

watching the day fall past,

watching her boy go way too far.

I remember glowin’ stars,

lanterns to our night sky,

but I also remember

the tears slippin’ from my eyes

as my hands slipped away from you.

Watchin’ someone die doesn’t make it true,

tell me you’re alive,

because I can’t live without you.

If it were reversed, what would you do?

Because I can’t imagine, no I can’t live without you.

What should I do? (Do-oOooO-OooOh)

I wish you’d come back,

do as you always do.

Steal my heart or my thunder,

but I’ll always remember

I can’t truly say adiós

when you’re six feet under.