in a cold lit road outside a country town
a boy and girl sit stranded
headlight beams mix with engine smoke
animating a shadow dancer
the sky is littered in pin holes
and corn rows stood like soldiers
evening fog spoke in deep tones
"for you, the days will get no older"

and there they were
shrouded in their consciousness
and there they were
like children jumping a playground fence

the stars were brilliant between the space folds
music rang from highway ditches
they knew the light that shone was so old
a million light years traveled in the distance
wet grass smelled of living earth
for which they'd soon be below
then they both began to float
and realized this is all they know

there in the warmth of the night
we are nothing now
he saw her gaze, lost to the sky
we are nothing now
she took his hands like the starts were crashing down
we are nothing now
they began to float leaving their bodies behind them
we are nothing, now
they found warmth in the folds of the universe
we are nothing, now
they passed time by watching sun die
we are nothing, now
their lips touched, but they fell through each other
we are nothing, now
flashing lights sang their final goodbyes
and they finally disappeared