Lover's Swansong

Separate the brick walls from the pitfalls

And cut me clean.

I’m too far gone to come back home

Or be a king.

They asked me if I’d try so I lied

And said I would

But now I’m broke and I have no hope

And I’m understood

For the first time: I’m on cloud nine

When I’m with you

But then you leave me and you can’t see me

While I miss you.

And all the people say I’m evil

Because you’re broken

But I swear that I care so much

My arms are open

And I’m bleeding from the beating

That I’ve taken

But it’s worth it for the purpose

Of persuasion

Because I hope that you know

I’m in earnest

I could have fled or wound up dead

Or otherwise deserted.

But I’m here and you’re not,

Alone and distraught,

But I decided this,

So I’ll take what I’ve got.