i close the gates to the madhouse
- May 25, 2014
- RosesAtSunset
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on the phone, he sounded crazy.
the sentences strung out endlessly and the meanings changed constantly. a great pain indeed to see someone you once loved dissolve into a toxic substance that you can't handle. he incoherently tried to manipulate me and it was sad, so sad that even in this stupor he wouldn't give it up.
i said goodbye and told him to get help. i remember the good memories and i try not to taint them with the madness that lurked beneath them all along.
september 8th
i turn the cold doorknob and enter the warm room, flooded with light. through the big window, i can see his back as he rests his elbows on the balcony, leaning on the railing. he blows smoke over the city and doesn't hear me come in until his dog gallops and joyfully groans toward me.
oh, this is my favourite part.
he turns around and i feel the sunlight flow into my heart. he flicks his cigarette over the railing and walks toward me with a slight smile, his eyes filled with tender recognition.
fade to black.
1 month later.
i'm sobbing and shaking, clutching myself in grief because of what's been done. he stands over me explaining that sometimes we need to suffer alone.
fade to black.
and we're back to the present.
i am filled with peace. there is good in the world and there is good in me.
fade to white.