Empty Houses

We watched we waited
Till we were sure they were out
In broken glass and blood, we broke into your neighbor’s house
We put on their clothes and pretended to live their lives
We fixed their clocks and paid their bills on time
We watched the world, from their windows
We watched the parks come and go
We watched the world, from their windows
We watched the television static snow
You cut your hand, when we jumped their fence
You’re still young, those cuts were meant
And every scar, a different story
You’ve got novels on your knuckles
We watched the world, from their windows
We watched the parks come and go
We watched the world, from their windows
We watched the television static snow
And I was sure you were my shadow
But when I turned around, I saw you disappear into floodlights