Why do you smile so?
What makes you come alive?
I watch everything fall away around you,
but that smile stays at your side.

Do you seek salvation?
Are you not afraid to fall?
All the world comes tumbling down,
but I find you still stand tall.

Where do you find this strength?
How do you handle this pain?
You carry yourself with grace and honor,
and carry me the same.

Who have you turned to now?
When will you find me again?
Somehow I’ve lost you along the way,
but you’re still here within.

If I am to find you,
If I have to risk it all.
If I have to traverse across the world,
believe I will heed the call.

If we are to be as one,
If the answers are here to find.
If I seek you out, will you be there?
Consider it for a time.

If you know these things I feel,
If the truth will set us free.
If you have the wisdom to explain these ails,
please enlighten me.

If hope is not abandoned,
If love is in the air.
If you want me, then call out my name -
trust that I’ll be there.

If happiness is laughter,
If all it takes is love.
If I am to have my ever after,
know you are the one.

The night is dark in my world.
I listen to its song.
The breeze sweeps through sweet melodies,
and cries for days long gone.

I’ve lost her somewhere tonight.
I cannot hear her now.
The skies, they cry, and time does fly,
though it seems so broken down.

The stars flicker above my world,
I watch them dance and shine.
The light they give is reason to live,
true beauty unconfined.

I wished upon a star tonight.
I long for her happiness so.
Time stands still, it’s so surreal,
Yet, I must let her go.

The moon casts a shadow on my world,
I feel it chill my skin.
The shade it casts is not unlike a mask,
veiling the truth within.

I dreamed of her again as I slept,
I search for her every night.
Though she is gone, my heart holds on,
and it won’t give in without a fight.

I know you hurt.
But the pain will fade with time.
I feel your sorrow.
But dry your weary eyes.

I will hold you.
When you feel you cannot stand.
I will heal your broken heart.
When you open up again.

I hear your voice.
Even when you do not speak.
I understand your questions,
and have the answers that you seek.

I will stand by you,
when the everyone else does flee.
I will carry the weight of the world,
if that’s what you ask of me.

I see your smile,
and how it masks your misery.
I taste the mercy on your lips,
and the bitter agony.

I will lift you up again,
if you should ever fall.
And if the world should find it cannot find you,
It is I who will miss you most of all.

Every night I think of things,
I see decisions made.
The paths unspoken and bridges burned,
futures laid to waste.

I stare at them and wonder,
where did things go wrong?
Still a lonely soul does wander,
as it walks its path alone.

I fear the path I see you walking,
because I see what could one day be.
The road you walk is unpaved and broken,
and all too familiar to me.

Things will begin to change,
small at first, but then it grows.
And your decisions now affect your world,
more than words can show.

Be careful of this road you walk,
be wary of each step you take.
Tread these waters carefully,
thin ice is inclined to break.

You’re stronger than you think you are,
but not as strong as you pretend to be.
But you don’t have to walk this path alone,
You can always look to me.

Know that if you should ever fall,
I will lift you to your feet.
And I will always care for you,
as long as this heart does beat.

I am not a superman,
or a hero by any means.
I’m may falter from time to time,
and sometimes tear at the seams.

But I will be there good or bad,
and I will always lend a hand.
If you need a shoulder to cry,
then, sweetheart, I’m your man.

But don’t be blind to this path you walk,
just open your eyes for me.
You’re never alone in these dark times,
on the blackened road I see.

Why can’t I speak those words?
They dance around my cheeks.
Why can’t I look at you?
I daren’t even peek.

I cannot ask you that question,
so I mask my words with wisdom.
I guide you to make good choices,
and console you on past decisions.

I do not know what love is,
but I know what I feel for you.
My mind may not understand these things,
but my heart knows the truth.

Why can’t I tell you this?
All I’ve dreamed about.
Why can’t I express myself,
And my heart so devout?

Still I catch you when you fall,
and I push you up again.
Your knees may buckle from the weight,
I’ll never let them bend.

I claim to speak my mind,
most often times I do.
My mind may seal my lips so tightly,
But my heart is bleeding through.

When the shadows creep out,
when the sun refuses to shine.
When the nights are the blackest,
and there’s not a star in the sky.

When my heart seems to have shattered,
when fortune frowns on me.
When I haven’t the strength to stand,
and I haven’t the focus to see.

When my prayers go unanswered,
when I lose faith in it all.
When gravity takes it’s hold,
and I have no choice but to fall.

When I feel like giving in,
when there’s nothing that I can do.
When my life appears so tainted,
and nothing seems to hold true.

When the rain falls down around me,
when my judgment seems unclear.
When my tears drop like thunder,
and my mind quakes with fear.

When the world gets cold,
when the weight’s too much to bear.
When everything seems so broken,
and nobody seems to care.

When the pressure is too great,
when I feel I can’t hold on.
When my walls give in around me,
and all hope is lost.

When I haven’t a fighting chance,
when I haven’t the slightest clue,
when there’s nothing left for me in this world,
I need only think of you.