No Villain Tonight

I had a bad thought
Then I watched it pass
No villain tonight

You knew life filled my blue-lit screen
Her hand on the jacket you took from me
My chest went cold, my pride got loud
I wrote three speeches to an empty crowd
Shoes still on, I reached the car
Let the engine wait beneath the stars

Then the mirror asked what morning would see
And I sat with the keys across my knee
My pulse said drive, my hand said wait
A thought is not a chosen fate

No villain tonight, the thought goes away
No window scene, I choose no display
I can feel the dark and still walk home
You keep your new life, no villain tonight

Breathe in, breathe out
No villain tonight

At 106 beneath the pharmacy sign
I bought red cherries and sparkling lime
Mile 7 humming paper bag in hand
I called my best friend and told her the plan

She said stay on speaker till your door is closed
The road home softened, my breathing slowed
I changed the sheet, put the cherries in a bowl
And let one quiet choice return my soul

It said tonight, the thought goes away
No window scene, I choose no display
I can feel the dark and still walk home
You keep your new life, no villain tonight

I wanted revenge to answer me
I wanted you sorry I needed me
I left the phone cold on the bed
The darkest thought I ever had was never a prophecy
Mercy was how I came home clean

No villain tonight, the thought goes away
No villain tonight
No window scene, I choose no display
No display
I can feel the dark and still walk home
You keep your new life
No villain tonight

Cherries in a white bowl
Fresh sheet curtains closed
No villain tonight