Altered States

Ever watch the sunset
Feel all the light and energy go down
The darkness engulfs us
Time to go on the prowl
A faint breeze in the night
Awakens life
The boulevard is a river
I am lost in its currents
Pushing me to the nocturnal edge
Between right and wrong
An eternal shade of grey
I see the fragile glory in your eyes
Altered states have taken over
Another part of my mind
It could all be
Just a fading dream
Without the power
To last until the dawn
Never so easy to contain the fire
It has overwhelmed us all along
Soon we try to find it
Before it is all gone
Shadows from the past
Losing their shape
Distorting our senses
About what the future has in store
Talk of how painful it is
To leave it all behind
It is all in pieces