this, too, will pass.

Under covers of velvet, you gave your heart and soul Flesh and bone Away Didn't covet possessions, in return You just wanted compassion When all I could give was pain When you hold me close and say you're there for me Selflessly I feel all the more alone In my mind there's still so much that I would say But the words are trapped until again I'm On my own Used to let out a song Drive streams to a halt Bend branches and stone Now the well has dried up And even as you clutch my hands to keep me warm It's still cold I'm reaching for After all you've said and done There seems to be a piece that's broken A flaw to overcome A burst of anger left unspoken When you hold me close and say you're there for me Selflessly I feel all the more alone In my mind there's still so much that I would say But the words are trapped until again I'm On my own You lay beside me, unwinding Bleeding your affection within and without I sit in silence, until the blade grows dull Let me remain inside my self-constructed purgatory Watching as you drift away from me Will you hold me close and say you're there for me? Will you hold me close and say you're there for me Endlessly Even if I don't respond In my mind there's still so much that I would say But before I come around you will be Gone