Sign of the Times

Finally...in light of yesterday's events...my muse again visited me...and now we have 60...
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A SIGN

Finally…the word out on the street
Is you’re somewhere in this town
I always hoped…but I didn’t really know
‘Til this morning I found out

They say…that you’ve been hiding out
Somewhere underground
Laying low…taking everything slow
‘Til the fire had died down

I have searched this city over
End to end…I was always hoping for a…

**Chorus**
Sign…I’ve been waiting for a
Sign…that you were still
Alive…I’ve been waiting all this
Time…waiting for a
Sign…

You never know…where the day will go
So you better be prepared
When I got the call…crying in a bathroom stall
In a moment of despair

Take a breath…and gather myself
Fix my eyes in the mirror
Emerald green…from the tears that fell unseen
Now, sorrow turns to fear

Cause I have waited for this moment
But faced with its gravity, I find that I shiver at the…

**Chorus**
Sign…I’ve been waiting for a
Sign…that you were still
Alive…I’ve been waiting all this
Time…waiting for a
Sign…


I’ll rise from this coffin I am
Lying in…to face the dawn
I’ll need my shades to take you in
You radiate so bright I squint
Just at the thought…of facing you…

Finally…the word out on the street
Tomorrow is the day
Flash burn…in the moment you return
And all else melts away

I know I have had some time
To prep myself…but I am paralyzed by the…

**Chorus**
Sign…I’ve been waiting for a
Sign…that you were still
Alive…I’ve been waiting all this
Time…waiting for a
Sign…I’ve been waiting for this
Sign…