things have changed
while you’ve been gone
I’m sorry I don’t greet you
with a hug and a kiss on the cheek

as you may have noticed
I wear make-up now
that’s because we lose our colors
and I want to stall their passing
the lipstick makes me smile
the consealer hides the truth

yes, things have changed while you’ve been gone
gates facing the outside world
have been closed and sealed shut
no siege will ever open them
    (not even under your command)

you return when night is young
well, it has been for some time
at some point that we can’t remember
the sun burnt high and died

I’d welcome you back, I truly would
but the spare room’s been redecorated
it's locked.

yes, things have changed while you’ve been gone
what was known has turned to dust
or rubble at the dump site
what was once your haven is no longer
this is a home no more