july

Aaron Lucas

i thought you were my all
but now i hold broken stars
‘cause you had the gall
to call it quits on everything ours

now there’s bits of a breakup
blurry on the marble floor
no chance of a make-up
‘cause you’re already out the door

you were from august
and i was july;
such a difference in time,
such a space in our minds

every date since was the same
they all came through broken screens
first loves are such a shame
‘cause everything follows us from our teens

we hid under street lights
out there in plain sight
i was a newcomer
and you were on the last day in summer

i knew it couldn’t last forever
so i stood by
i was waiting out the weather;
the raindrops are how i cry

you were from august
and i was july
such a difference in time
such a space in our minds