If you told me today
That you wouldn't be there tomorrow
I would hold you closer
And make every moment count
I would take you into my arms and not let go
I would slow down time
To make the moments last forever
If you told me today
That you wouldn't be there tomorrow
I would fight the moon and stars
So that tomorrow would never come
I would kidnap the sun
So that today could never run
And never let it set
Our moments together would last forever

When I met you
You were broken into a million pieces
Yet I still loved you
In your broken state

I never expected perfection or even wanted it
I accepted you for you
You were human
So very human

I held your heart
In your broken state
So very carefully

I held your hand
In your broken state
So very tenderly

I held you
In your broken state
As lovingly as I could
Because you needed to be loved

I gave you my heart
In your broken state
So you didn't have to feel so alone

In this world that breaks beautiful things
I still found you the most beautiful
In your broken state

Life is a trudging beast that isn't going to stop
For you or for anyone
It will go on and on
As the world turns
With or without you
So it's best to move on when you can
In the hopes that maybe you can catch up
And start living again

When I was younger
I dreamt of you
You were always but a dream
Until the day we met
And I learned that you were true

Made to learn
That a dream can end up a reality
Our paths were meant to cross
One in billions
Like winning the lottery

I can only appreciate the moments we shared
If even brief compared to everything else
I learned of the possibilities
Of what true happiness really is

You taught me to smile again
To be proud of who I am
To not doubt myself
And for that
I forever thank you

Every time she left my sight
I died inside a little each time
Whenever she gazed into my eyes
I was brought back to life once more

Sitting up late at night
Alone with my thoughts
Reflection mainly with a little bit of self torture
Taking responsibility for the mistakes I've made
Things I'd said that hurt others
Being inconsiderate of someone's heart

It wasn't just the bumps in the night that kept me awake
It was everything that I felt regret for
The walls I had built had started to break

Seeds of regret had been ignored for too long
Allowed to grow into inner demons
That robbed me of sleep
Stolen from me my inner peace

Sitting up late at night
Every night wondering
Will I ever fall asleep peaceably?
Will I ever be free
Of the demons that rob me?

So used to, I am now
Of carrying these burdens and this baggage with me
I wonder if I would ever know how to act
Without them breaking down my back

A sad world we live in
That just being a man
Can break you and keep you from something as natural as sleep
The wrongs we've committed and the regrets that we keep
Never forgotten but maybe forgiven
One day

Until then
I will sit up late at night
Spending time with a demon named regret

How absurd is it to believe in a thing called love?
It creates hope and despair
It could be for a certain band
Or the smell of someone's hair
It can get you killed
Or show you how to live
The hardest thing to try to define
Sometimes it can take a lifetime
It's tangible because you can feel it
You can see it
Taste it, touch it, smell it, and can hold it
You can hear it
We all know when it's gone
There are much more absurd things to believe in