The Rapture
Kassi Valazza Lyrics

Some awful rapture
A strong, overwhelming feeling or experience

of noise held you captured
You were mesmerized and trapped by the chaotic sounds

And broke my stare
And interrupted my focused gaze

You said it came from there, up there on the stairs
You claimed it originated from upstairs

No more than a second
Only a brief moment

that mystery beckoned
that unknown phenomenon called out to you

your feet to climb
motivating you to ascend

While I stayed behind
Meanwhile, I remained in the same spot

I held worry on my mind
I was burdened with anxiety

You don't know how fire works
You lack understanding of the nature of fire

it burns too slow you'll lose it
If you let a fire burn slowly, you'll eventually lose its intensity

You don't know how fire works
You're unaware of the intricacies of fire

It dies until you feed it
Fire extinguishes unless you provide it with fuel

You dug through the floorboards
You searched beneath the floor

for some kind of folklore
in pursuit of some traditional tales or beliefs

you heard before
that you had listened to previously

The newspaper was torn
The newspaper was ripped apart

and the match burned bright
and the match emitted a strong glow

How I couldn't fathom
I couldn't comprehend

this loose hanging phantom
this elusive and undefined presence

your fingers wore
that your fingers displayed

So yellow in hue
So yellow in color

It was nothing I knew
It was unfamiliar to me

You laugh at my temper
You find amusement in my anger

your eyes like December
Your eyes resemble the coldness of December

so cold and blue
so chilly and blue

You were smiling too
You were also smiling

I was jealous of you
I felt envy toward you

Still to this day
Even now, after all this time

you've been lighting your way
you continue to illuminate your own path

with the pages you burn
by destroying pages

While others read theirs first
While others prioritize reading those pages initially

see how bright you can shine
observe how brightly you can radiate

Come some lonely evening
On a certain desolate night

when these embers go leaving
when these dying fires vanish

Me bitter and cold
I will be resentful and cold

We'll watch our bodies grow old
We'll witness our physical bodies aging

you'll hear me whisper you were right
you'll hear me softly acknowledge your correctness

You'll laugh at my sorrow
You'll find amusement in my sadness

so empty and hollow
so devoid of meaning and substance

I was such a fool
I acted foolishly

That I knew better than you
That I believed I possessed superior knowledge compared to you

Making up all those rules
Creating arbitrary guidelines or principles

Come some lonely evening
On a certain desolate night

when these embers go leaving
when these dying fires vanish

Me bitter and cold
I will be resentful and cold

We'll watch our bodies grow old
We'll witness our physical bodies aging

you'll hear me whisper you were right
you'll hear me softly acknowledge your correctness

You'll laugh at my sorrow
You'll find amusement in my sadness

so empty and hollow
so devoid of meaning and substance

I was such a fool
I acted foolishly

That I knew better than you
That I believed I possessed superior knowledge compared to you

Making up all those rules
Creating arbitrary guidelines or principles

You don't know how fire works
You lack understanding of the nature of fire

it burns too slow you'll lose it
If you let a fire burn slowly, you'll eventually lose its intensity

You don't know how fire works
You're unaware of the intricacies of fire

It dies until you feed it
Fire extinguishes unless you provide it with fuel