I’m sorry I can’t hold you, that I’m without you here tonight.
I’m sorry I can’t kiss you, that you’re so far away from sight.
I’m sorry I can’t lift you, and sweep you off your feet.
I’m sorry I can’t walk with you, throughout these city streets.

Know that I am with you, no matter where you go.
Know that my love goes on and on, so much more than words can show.
And in my heart I feel you, just beneath the skin.
These cold nights you keep me warm, I hold you here within.

Forgive me for my absence, I did not mean to leave you so forlorn.
Forgive me for my transgressions, our love, not lost, not yet to be mourned.
Forgive me for my silence, I can’t always think of words to say.
Forgive me for my incredulity, know that in my heart, I pray.

I pray that I should find you, in this life or the next.
I pray that should hold you, to alleviate these ill effects.
I pray that I should lift you, to take away all your pain.
I pray that I should walk with you, and carry you just the same.

Don’t look for me in these busy city streets,
I’m leaving them behind.
Don’t look for me in a faceless crowd,
I’m not there for you to find.

Don’t look for me in these dark halls,
I’ve not walked them in untold time.
Don’t look for me before you,
I have not acquired such a disguise.

And should you dare look behind you,
it is not I who you shall see.
Should you glance over your shoulder,
I shall be an absentee.

Do not expect me to catch you,
that you should ever fall.
Do not reach out for my hand,
you need not, as you recall.

Because I’m not in these busy streets,
they’ve never suit my taste.
I’m not in these faceless crowds,
I’ve left them with such great haste.

I’m not in these darkened halls,
for it is the light which leaves me enthralled.
And I will forever hold your hand,
So never will you fall.

I will not be behind you,
nor before you, I do declare.
But should you choose to look beside you,
My love, I am already there.

Should she decide it’s the truth she seeks,
she need not more than ask.
Until that day, in silence I wait,
and in her presence bask.

She holds her breath and stays her tongue,
she whispers not a sound.
Cold as stone, she sits alone,
and to the world profound.

No time for tears of sorrow or pain,
her heart is heavy and sore.
She’s hurting now, and broken down,
and tender at the core.

She knows not what she wants or fears,
she knows not what she needs.
She presses on, her life withdrawn.
Alone she weeps and bleeds.

In a different place and different time,
I would be there night or day.
Though bridges burned, she still stands firm,
and in her heart she prays.

I lack her faith, her hope...her purity,
I lack her strength of heart.
I know not words, my vision blurred,
and so I stand apart.

Before I’m gone I’ll speak the truth,
and, for her, open my mind.
The truth come out, and heart devout,
only then will peace I find.

As the morning sky lights up,
he rises like the tide.
Following the same old routine,
one he’d rather not abide.

By noon he’s on his game,
carrying the world in his hands.
He scrapes and crawls and stumbles on,
finding few footholds on which to stand.

Night rolls round and he’s tired and sore,
she finds her way into his mind.
Once so very close in heart,
in a world he left so far behind.

He lifts a portal to the world,
one sleek, black, and paper thin.
He loses himself in a spider’s web,
until he finds his way to her again.

He stares calmly at the screen,
singing praises he dares not say.
Watching and waiting silently,
will he take that risk today?

On the other side of that screen
in a world that seems so far away.
She stares wishfully back at him,
pining silently, she waits.

She lingers on for a moment so dear,
yet he whispers not a sound.
She’s met with silence yet again,
a longing lost and yet to be found.

She pauses for a moment more,
she tries to clear her head.
She opens a tab and words flow out,
but she hasn’t sent them yet.

She closes her eyes, it is his wish
that he should carry on.
And so with the stroke of a key,
all her words are gone.

She logs off for the night,
she lies quietly, and wide awake.
She gave up a moment too soon,
but she knew not the risk he’d take.

For he too had opened a tab,
hoping for a moment so dear.
But when he finally built up the courage to speak,
he’d found she’d disappeared.

I'll Turn...try to run away.
I won't get too far, I'll come back to stay.
My mind is blank, so full of thought.
My heart is happy, and I see the sorrow it's brought.

Brought upon myself, brought upon you.
I have my goals set, I know not what to do.
I'm lying unconscious, and yet wide awake.
My soul is corrupted, and I'm fine all the same.

I'm so confused, my mind is so clear.
I'm scared to death that I have no fears.
I feel so heavy as I'm walking on thin air.
I've gone hundreds of miles, and yet been nowhere.

I'm standing alone in this dark crowd.
I'm being drenched with rain, still, there are no clouds.
The sun hurts my eyes on this cold dark night.
I've been corrupted, and everything's all right.

Going into the future, reliving the past.
Building everything up, and its falling away so fast.
I'm lost, and I know exactly where I am.
Once destined to go to heaven, yet I'm already ******.

The sun's heat scorches me, and the sun has burned out.
I'm made of stone, and starting to break down.
I'm far below the surface, watching from above.
Corrupted by hate, and so deep in love.

I want to stand by her side,
to catch her when she falls.
I want to be there, good or bad,
to carry her through it all.

I want to wipe her tears away,
and hold her hand so tight.
I want to keep her close and warm,
to hold her in my arms tonight.

Still it matters not what I desire,
for fate is cruel and so unkind.
Born so very far apart,
a punishment fit for no crime.

She carries on her life out there,
somewhere in this lonely world.
I stand alone in these dark times,
thinking of this forlorn girl.

I want to softly stroke her cheek,
to take her pain away.
I want to help her to her feet,
and tell her she will be okay.

I want to gently touch her lips,
and brush the hair from her eyes.
I want to promise her the world,
and give her wings to fly.

Instead I’m met with these dark halls,
with no end or exit in sight.
No means of escape, nowhere to go,
I cannot run, nor hide.

She searches for someone to love,
and claims to know what love is.
I stand alone in these dark times,
having only my heart left to give.

I want her to hold her head up high,
to take life by its very horns.
I want her to bite the hand that feeds,
instead of feeling so forlorn.

I want her to realize she’s not alone,
even if I cannot be there in the flesh.
That I would give my heart and soul,
to share with her a single breath.

I want to see her smile,
because it is happiness she seeks.
I want to lie beneath the stars,
with her beside of me.

I don’t know what love is,
but for her, I think I’d try.
It’s a feeling I may never know,
for she’s not in my life.

Fate is so cruel and unkind,
and for that reason I stand alone.
Until I find my way to her,
in the darkness I shall roam.

She breathes heavy,
as her heart fades to black.
One moment not forgotten,
another that she lacks.

A heart beats asunder,
and her eyes, they grow cold.
Her tears sound like thunder,
and her body, it grows old.

A passion burning out,
and her smile, it fades away.
She turns to twist and shout,
and her pain, she will not say.

Sleep well my dear friend,
remember well this day.
When you wake with the morning,
I know you’ll be okay.

He walks another mile,
his heart is on his sleeve.
He longs to escape this place,
but he finds he cannot leave.

A mind that is in blunder,
and his eyes, they shine with dread.
He claims he does not love her,
and so he left his love for dead.

A passion misunderstood,
his smile is now a frown.
He claims he wants what’s good,
yet his world is upside down.

Trapped in a vicious circle,
time is running dry.
The future slips away,
but, dear friend, you must not cry.

Dear friend, I beg you this,
Be careful of the road you tread.
Many have wandered down this road,
only to find their ending dead.

As the air grows still,
the sun, it fades to black.
Longing to escape this place,
but there is no turning back.

Dear friend, I promise you,
the road your on is severe.
Walking blindly will end ruin,
but still you persevere.

As the waters grow cold,
the moon, it is blood red.
You spit out words you dare not say,
and regret the things you’ve said.

Walk on my faithful companion,
only you can find your path.
I am here when you’re in need,
Alone, you need not face love’s wrath.

And to you I solemnly swear
that our paths shall cross again.
And when you find that you’re in need,
I’m still here, Dear Friend.