The sunlight slips through my trembling hand
Like grains of sand on a porcelain strand
I hear the clock tick with a cruel demand
Time won’t pause for my naïve stand
The laughter echoes like a fleeting breeze
A fragile joy that’s hard to seize
The sky above feels like a painted tease
A masterpiece bound to cease
Oh tell me love how long will you stay
Before the colors fade to grey
Can we outrun the cruel decay
Or is happiness doomed to fray
The mirror shows a ghost of delight
A flicker dancing in the dimmest light
Every smile feels borrowed tonight
A fleeting star in an endless night
My heart beats with a desperate tune
A rhythm that prays to the fickle moon
Can we hold on till the flowers bloom
Or is joy just another room
Oh tell me love how long will you stay
Before the colors fade to grey
Can we outrun the cruel decay
Or is happiness doomed to fray