dark arcades

in a forgotten time

it happened like this

in a forgotten time

those forgotten kids

in a forgotten town

crept under the ground

i wanted their bones

you wanted a kiss

in a forgotten time

before they were dismissed

from that forgotten town

those forsaken kids

in a forbidden tongue

spoke of shadows to come

i search for the light

you searched for my lips

they stopped the parade

right in our stride

the music died

they unplugged the games

now we must play

in dark arcades

in a forbidden song

he sang out our names

in a forbidden tome

you wrote of the same

inappropriate hopes

and hid it beneath

my pillow as i

pretended to sleep

they stopped the parade

right in our stride

the music died

they unplugged the games

now we must play

in dark arcades

here we stay where we were meant to play

and every night

every night

as he writes

i'm searching for the light

or any light

any light

i pray to the death

you'll light up our life

they stopped the parade

right in our stride

the music died

they unplugged the games

now we must play

in dark arcades

they stopped the parade

right in our stride

the music died

they unplugged the games

now we must play

in dark arcades