Witness - Only Children lyrics

(Verse 1) I put a message in a bottle And threw it at outer space It landed in a crowded place About an hour late I hope you read it, I wrote it to show you how to chase The clouds away and bring an April shower to your flower vase Cause nowadays it's only sour grapes in chardonnay Life is the back yard and love is the garden maze It's hard to say that if time hadn't come between us That we could have been something different That you could have become my Venus We were only children the day that I made that incision And left that heart shaped grenade inside with a pin missing You wanted a wishing well that wasn't afraid of counterfeit And I thought that I finally found a kiss That can't exist in a town like this We wanted to bound our wrists to something secure Something with comfort Something with substance Something mature But something shouldn't be short of perfect For the world to call it brilliant And I'm sure that we would have found it, love But we were only children then (Chorus) Her name was innocence Her name was burgandy Her name was amethyst Her name was urgency Her name was indigo Her name was clarity Her name was whispered Where the angels wouldn't dare to speak Her name was honesty Her name was summer rain Her name was chamomile Her name was hunger pangs Her name was ivory Her name was fulfillment Her name was music But we were only children then (Verse 2) And now I walk in rainstorms, waiting for halestones Looking for goosebumps that translate to braille poems I was thinking of you Treading the trail home Dealing with the weight of the world Wearing on frail bones Disjointed and withdrawn Patiently pacing the piece of the planet That my parents lived on Cause lately, I'm lost And I've been looking to get this heart centered On something besides the comfort I find In a pen and a pad and a bartender You've been the injury I've hidden from these symphonies That linger in my inkwell When I wonder what you think of me I wanted to wage a war That I wasn't aware that I could win But that was then I've been in a battle with nobody but my self since So, whenever the wedding bells are ringing Is when the phone won't be And we'll know that we're getting closer to the moment That you won't know me When I was only that regret And you were only that one in a million Limited opportunity But we were only children then (Chorus) Her name was innocence Her name was burgandy Her name was amethyst Her name was urgency Her name was indigo Her name was clarity Her name was whispered Where the angels wouldn't dare to speak Her name was honesty Her name was summer rain Her name was chamomile Her name was hunger pangs Her name was ivory Her name was fulfillment Her name was music But we were only children then