Flickering I faded in your absence A dim spark gasping in a void The weight of my own shadow Crushes me But you You are the light That devours the dark I am jagged edges Hollow shapes Carved by your warmth Filled by your fire Every breath A pale imitation of living Until you ignite the air Without you I am an echo A rusted machine Grinding in silence The wires fray The circuits spark But you Your touch Sets the gears alive Your light is not soft It scorches It blinds It tears through my skin And rewrites my bones And I am nothing without it I am the void; You are the flare I am static; You are the hum I am ruin And you, the architect Who builds me again Every scream I have ever swallowed Turns to fire When you are near Without you My song is broken An endless drone Pale and empty You are the light The only light The only light The only light You are the light The only light The only light The only light