she's not
there
anymore
there's no one
left
to see
you're too
tenderhearted
you don't realize
she's older
than the wars
that ravage in your head
best let her go
with the thought of her
in my memory
not the reality
that's lying far away
i promise
to always help
you
i promise
to keep my love
near
i hope
that we can be
to-gether
as long as it lasts
as long
as the spirit of you
surrounds you
that's
how long
i'll be around
(live)
tracing time
with words
hard to explain
and fumbling
remember time
with scenes
blurry from the dawn
stumbling over
situations
hands in constant
struggle
keeping apart
in what we are
but remembering
the coupling
inside
(true)
i know
you don't walk
through
your lands
in silence
you live
and i know
you don't grieve
the lost times
but do you
remember them?
and,
in the
reflection
of the adorations,
do you wince
in pain?
or do you
shake your
head
wistfully
brush the
memory
of me
off your
shoulder
and
walk on?
(ask)
it begins with a hug,
usually.
a smile,
and a little giggle
but even as it starts,
i'm drawing away
from the height
from the powerful
voice
from the eyes
clear as the ocean
staring right at me
willing me to speak
as we walk
he comes into focus
once more
and he becomes
the person
behind the voice
that i've breathed
with
every day
for
all these years
he matches me
step for step
as we look
for a place
to pause
taking my hand
and guiding me
away from the
mayhem
and closer to him
once more
(calm)
driving
down the road
concave
in posture
from the pain
not knowing
where to go
not knowing
what's ahead
just driving away
from her
and what was so
certain
just moments before
were the words
planned?
did she know
from the beginning
that forever
wasn't there?
or
did she realize
as she filled in
the blanks
of his heart
that she was
coming up empty
in her soul?
learning
to let go
beginning to see
that what you were
leaning to be
just wasn't there
anymore
what's in store
for the driver?
what's on its way
for the one who stays?
who gives away
their heart
without a clue?
eyes of blue
cloudy with rain
let the insanities
be few
for the one
who seeks the
sun
and the one
who dreams
with the mermaids
(grow)
don't let me
become
a duty
a task
that must be done
don't check me
off on
a list
as something
that must be won
i thought
we were equals
i thought
we met eye to eye
i thought
we were mates
i thought
we felt heart to heart
i thought wrong
don't see me
as
a good deed
willing
to be rescued
live with me
as
a partner
willing
to be true
as long as you
remember me
by your side
not lagging behind
(see)
it's not your job
to fix me
it's not your
responsibility
to smooth out
all the mountains
let the rain
fall on me
let me experience
what has to
happen
no matter how cold
no matter how old
it makes me
let me learn
from the bad
as i stumble toward
the good
don't let me bring
you down
one of us
has to survive
(it should be you)
one of us
has to fail
(it must be me)
let me be me
and perhaps the sun
will shine on us
again
even in the storms
there's lightning
to see us through
(new)
it's ok
you can stomp on
my heart
and walk away
it's ok
as i hang up
the lifeline
and act hurt
it's ok
to be
the victim
and linger in the rain
it's ok
it's ok
but it's not
even though
you hurt me
only to heal me
even though
you tell me
what i need to be
even so
i hurt me
to change for you
even so
i tell myself
i can't be
who you need me
to be
no matter
how much
i hide
my heart
it's ok
i'm sure the tides
will change
it's ok
i'm sure the wind
will bring reason
it's ok
i'm glad that
the sun rises
in the eyes
of one
who'll still call
no matter how
hard the tears
may fall
it's ok
(ok)
i was
crystal clear
once
i was
see no fear
once
i walked
in the sun
was always
on the run
and never
looked back
away
was my motto
never stay
was my motive
never thought
i could be
what they
saw in me
never believed
in their truth
(still don't)
