Dreg Queen

11:53, and it all went south I remember the moment precisely The night drained my glass, puffed out my chest And returned an old smile And then, a rom-com by numbers jukebox needle-drop A classic banger we hadn't heard in years It was all we needed Raise up your dead, lay down your love We'll cut right through this city We are ungrown, we are reloved Back in the day, I called him the dreg queen I don't think he ever left single drink behind And he wore the weather so well He looked to me like he'd fallen straight From the folds of a dog-eared love letter When he took my hands Hold onto me, let go your love Let's cut right through this city We are ungrown, we are reloved And the clocks can't stop us Remember when, forget your faith We'll dance right through this city We'll sink so low, we'll rise above Tell her you'll be late, he said Tell her you need some me time Tell her you feel obliged to cheer up your frowny-faced friend Tell her it's a full moon and you just need to howl Tell her you need answers that only the night can give Tell her you were bitten by a sparkling vampire Who introduced you to an unseen, underground world of wonders Where the lights burn brighter and music has hands that can heal 8:46, and I was heading home Parents took their children's hands as I approached Strangers on buses gave silent applause It was cold along the river and the taxis wouldn't stop I had no money anyway