Aster Yellows

Do you ever taste the sting
Of blue skies turned to gray
Thunder waves through peacefulness
And carries the hurt away

Do you ever feel the cry
Of soft lips turned away
Raining washes over you
Holding your thoughts at bay

Do you ever wish for words
Stained black with emotion
To say what you think you feel
Spilling the evil potion

Do you ever sob you're sorry
For all the stuff you said
Thoughts of no forgiveness
Waxing your heart in dread

Stunted stars in cornflower fields
Remember the aster yellows 
Remember the red sky's dawn
Remember our fine days gone
Remember your voice so mellow
Forgetting everything I feel

Do you ever think in circles
Of how this got going
Spirals only turn downward
Red rose pedal throwing

Have you ever wondered
Did you ever care
That you burned down my walls
Left all my stables bare



Remember the red sky's dawn
Remember your voice so mellow
Forgetting everything I feel
Stunted stars in cornflower fields
Remember the aster yellows
Remember our fine days gone

Have you ever looked skyward
Counting the stars
Swallowing the night's blackness
Like firefly jars

Do you ever taste the sting
Of blue skies turned to gray
Thunder waves through peacefulness
And carries the hurt away