Beggars Waltz

Danced the beggars waltz last night
Trying to keep myself from stillness or flight
With nights unslept and tears unshed
Let my feet breach the words instead

So much desire when it's nothing I need
So much desire sunk in the arms of greed

I think I might recover but one word pulls me back under
to the night I broke my wings against the pillars and battlements
Guess it seems like I'll never stop beating myself up over a lost fight

Danced the beggars waltz last night
A crude distraction from the frost and blight
with hands unheld and lips unkissed
Let my feet speak of the love I've missed

So much desire when it's nothing I need
So much desire sunk in the arms of greed

I think I might recover but one word pulls me back under
to the night I broke my wings against the pillars and battlements
Guess it seems like I'll never stop beating myself up over a lost fight