Nightclothes
Moonlit Memories: A Journey Through Nostalgia in Radical Face's Nightclothes
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We crept from the room
We left the room quietly
The moonlight spilled down the hall
Moonlight illuminated the hallway
And I tiptoed with you
I moved cautiously alongside you
Then we climbed out the window
Then we escaped through the window
And there in the yard
In the yard, our night clothes fluttered in the wind
Our nightclothes blowing in the breeze
Observing our night attire swaying gently
And you looked up at the sky
You gazed at the sky
And said the moon would be ours
You expressed the desire to claim the moon
And all this time I hear those
I hear troubling words persistently
Words like bombs in the distance
Words echoing like distant explosions
And oh my mind
I am deeply troubled
I can still smell the rain in the air
I retain the memory of the scent of rain
But time's gone by
Time has passed
And I'm not the kid I was on that evening
I've changed from the child I was on that night
And somewhere inside
I hope you still perceive me as I used to be before I left
I hope you still see me just the
Just the way I was
Way I was before I walked away
Before I departed
Mud on your dress
Your dress has mud stains
Blood stains on the knees of my pants
There are bloodstains on my pants' knees
And we went in search of the moon
We searched for the moon
'cause you said that you knew where
Because you claimed to know its whereabouts
It slept in the day
You said it slept during the day
So we gathered up our tools:
We gathered necessary items
A sling-shot in case it ran for the sky
A sling-shot to catch it if it fled to the sky
And a blanket from your room
We brought a holeless blanket from your room
The one with no holes
So we could transport it home
So we could drag it all the way back home
And you said when we got it back
To wear its hide and control time
We would cut it in two
You chuckled at my belief in your idea
And we'd wear the hide so magnificent
I could still feel your playful tug on my arm
And then I could control time for you
When I was hesitant to proceed
And I still hear the way that you laughed
When you found I believed you
I hear persistent troubling words again
And I could still feel you pull on my arm
Words echoing like distant explosions
When I was too afraid to go
My, oh my
And all this time I hear those
Words like bombs in the distance
In my mind
And my, oh my
You're still alive, though I know it's untrue
I can still smell the dirt on our hands
But it's a comforting lie that I prefer
'cause in my head
You're still alive, you're still alive
I hold onto the illusion of your continued existence
And I know that it's a lie
Despite knowing it's false
But it's one I like, it's one I like
But it's a falsehood I find solace in
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