the darkness of his shadow she claimed her home
locked in a room, with the keys in her hand
she doesn't dare look out the window
terrified to see something that could save her

I try reaching for her hands
yet they're too busy holding on to hope
that the person that she once loved
might turn on the light and save her -
she is not to be saved by anyone but herself

I watched her slip through my fingers
she let herself fall
into a mans trap
who had no intentions of ever freeing her
who only called her beautiful when the blanket was covering her
and her bare skin
his voice filled the room, hers was barely used

mother, I tired to save you
but you are not to be saved by me
by him, anyone
but yourself

i used to fear death
and what comes after
now i only fear death after you
and what comes after

as you walked into my life
I welcomed you
arms wide open
completely unarmed
fully aware of heartbreak
giving you the power
to break this fragile heart I've been carrying

it's funny how I had lost the will
to ever fall in love again
didn't even know where to start
but as you showed up
you untied me from my sorrow
you watered my heart, helped it grow
told me my beauty could make men go to war for
my smile is to die for

you're the colour of the sky at sunset
you're the feeling when the lights go down at a concert
your smile is cure
I could write songs about your eyes
you told me you loved me
I forgot how to breathe
I have fallen in love with your mind
your soul is precious I want to keep it in a safe
buried deep down my heart
for as long as I'm alive
I will never let go

you know to never tie me down
you let me be as  free as a bird
,,say I'm a bird
now say you're a bird too''

our souls were made for each other
dear lover,
I am truly, madly, deeply
thankful for your existence
no matter the distance,
I will fearlessly fight through the miles between us
I know we were made for each other
I know our souls will grow old together

you're worth the wait

tell me about all those things you hate about yourself
and I will love them
and make sure
you go to sleep loving them too
tell me about the people you've done wrong
and I will forgive you
tell me about the love you've wasted
and I will return it back to you
tell me about all the hate and hurt
that has been caused to you
and I swear I will fill you with love and happiness
tell me about your broken heart
and I will give you the pieces left of mine

you are everything I have ever lost returned back to me

not forever
but for as long as you're alive
don't forget about me

remember me for who I was
remember us
for who we used to be

I know for sure
I will not forget you
I couldn't, even if I tried
you're in my veins

in silence we find comfort
yet we also find ourselves
in the middle of the night
when everybody is asleep
face pressed to the pillow, screaming
in silence

where is the comfort in that?

my heart nearly stopped every time i had to cross the street
so let’s thank the queen for writing it down
before she’s just another thing i have to step over
all the rest have tickled my feet so far
and everything under construction reminds me that these days
the only remedy seems to be better luck and more cloud cover

i’ve been racing to crash on the couch
just to wake up to see if i have time for it all
and i want the stereotype to be true so i have nothing to cry about  
with the way things are going
you’d tell me not to be so brutal to myself
but the thrill i used to know is now paying its dues to the concrete

i was almost convinced i wasn’t asleep
when she whispered paris
nothing, everything may have changed
so this is not like anything i’ve never meant:

my heart nearly stopped with the regret of not talking to you
it's hard killing birds when you don't have any stones and
besides this time i think i've really done it
two days and this is already my favorite story but
second chances don't have to be so mysterious
maybe i just wanted to see you smile again

i should have said it w/o one of and the s after the L
still choosing o over x
and your pull showed my hands a home in the back of your denim
two across the channel makes the significant not so, if you want it
i’ll keep looking for you so long as you
don’t stop drawing me maps

if i died in my indecision then
your mouth showed me heaven
you’re the closest thing to purpose
i’ve ever tasted

i wish you knew how much i mean that