the tragedy of the leaves

i woke up to winter

and light breaking through my eye lids

everything buried and splintered

like being cradled inside a coffin

my mother's sister

took her own life in a hotel bedroom

the empty bottle beside her

i always wondered did she keep the lights on

i know the leaves are tragedy

as they curse their branches under my feet

i can't believe what i cannot see

because everybody dies alone

oh oh oh

i've made some mistakes boy

lived a few days i wished that i could retract

lived like a liar with my girl

i fell hard and she still forgave that

i know the leaves are tragedy

but she still wakes up next to me

no i can't believe what i cannot see

but i don't wanna die alone

oh oh oh oh

will i slowly fade away into the dark?

oh will that first screen flash of spring come back

will it come back like a spark

i know the leaves are tragedy

but i know that they'll return to me

oh i can't believe what i cannot see

but i don't wanna die alone

no i can't believe what i cannot see

but i don't wanna die alone

oh oh oh oh

so won't you come on back

come on back

come on back to me

won't you come on back

come on back to me

won't you come on back

come on back

come on back to me

won't you come on back

come on back to me

yeah won't you come on back

come on back

come on back to me

won't you come on back

come on back to me

won't you come on back

come on back

come on back to me

won't you come on back

come on back to me