I lost a piece of me
Sometime after we met
And you were the sea
That rushed through the cleft

And it felt full
As you filled me
And slowly pulled
Me into the sea

Now I'm floating out
Beneath the sounds
Just the dull thud of waves
beneath your surface I'm saved

I'm pressed not crushed
By your weight
And the cracks are hushed
As I wait

And it's dull
And shallows
In the lull
Of the shadows

Now I'm floating out
Beneath the sounds
Just the dull thud of waves
beneath your surface I'm saved

Dissolved
Nothing left
But the rush
of your depth

Resolved
Of me
In the hush
Of the sea

I don't know If I'll ever look in your eyes
But I've imagined it a thousand times
Me and your mom are still hung up on your name
But we'll pick a good one all the same

I wanna give you more than I had
But I'm not sure I can be a good dad
I hope this song can make you feel brave
Even if I don't know the right things to say

Love I know the worlds gonna change
But I hope you still find me this way

I'm somewhere between, a boy and a man
Somewhere between my hopes and a plan
You're somewhere between a gleam in my eye
And in bed so if this is your lullaby

Close your eyes
And know you are loved
You have a father below and above
So be strong,
Don't be afraid to be wrong
Be brave,
The darkness will turn to day

If your impatient it runs in the family
So be patient with the ones in your family
I know it's hard but try to love your enemies
Your doing it right when they join the family

Fall in love but be patient waiting for the one
Be spontaneous but don't lose sight of what is yet to come
Jon foreman was your daddy's favorite poet
And andrew mcmahon was on top of your mommas play list

Even though the songs we love may change
Our love for you will stay the same

Close your eyes
And know you are loved
You have a father below and above
So be strong,
Don't be afraid to be wrong
Be brave,
The darkness will turn to day

My greatest fear is that you will or won't read this
Because your mom and me can never really see us
Raising a kid with the way the world is
So I hope you know that if your listening to this

We decided we could love you and God would do the rest
Cause we've seen him love us and know you would be blessed
So long before we decided he decided for us
Let love be your engine, be strong and courageous

Close your eyes
And know you are loved
You have a father below and above
So be strong,
Don't be afraid to be wrong
Be brave,
The darkness will turn to day

It's right there
Between your skin and my smile
Like a film of dust, or paper
Like the ache of days gone by

Why, I don't know why.

It's not the days gone
Or changing the songs
Or putting the pen down
It's just a look in your eyes

Why, I don't know why.

So I'll flail and slash
At the paper and ****
It's creases
Until there's nothing between us

Skin on skin
Eye to eye
Peace within
That's why oh why

She teases me with please and sees the ease with which she kneads her seeds of plain jane ideas that inflame maimed ideals in the mind she unkindly winds to blind the mimes and hide the chimes behind my cruel foolish heart that she has ruled and ghouled apart with vanities and sanities sweet depravity that eats into the cavity in every meat memory that follows me until I am spilled and thrilled with the **** in the mirror, the bottomless fear that I see so clear is in time and climbs up my spine, but it doesn't rhyme.

Though she slay me
Yet will I love her

I remember
His heart on his shoulder
He made faces as he brushed his teeth in the mirror.
He stopped everytime he saw someone in pain
Cause it made his heart numb as blood flowed through his veins

He would sing in the shower
And dance in the rain
And make fun of the hours that others complained
His room was a mess but his mind was a fairy tale

He wrote poems on the roof
And sang to the sky
He'd play music at night and try not to cry
Cause the heart and the hands that he longed for had passed him by

He was lonely but in time
He would find that others cared
He was brave but always scared of others seeing what's behind
And his smile wasn't just a wall
But a battle call.
For all of his flaws, he was sincere enough to fall
And I miss him most of all

When he was alone
He'd talk to himself
And dream about living life as an elf,
And he never told anyone what he really felt
If he taught it would make them like him any less

And he thought that they'd laugh at him behind his back,
And that nobody cared but his heart would not crack,
he believed in the people who never believed in him.

He was lonely but in time
He would find that others cared
He was brave but always scared of others seeing what's behind
And his smile wasn't just a wall
But a battle call.
For all of his flaws, he was sincere enough to fall
And I miss him most of all.

He was always others,
But never his own
Their opinions and ideas were hearts on his throne
And he believed they were good
Even though he'd never believe they could love him.

He was lonely but in time
He would find that others cared
He was brave but always scared of others seeing what's behind
And his smile wasn't just a wall
But a battle call.
For all of his flaws, he was sincere enough to fall
And I miss him most of all.

We were out on the streets
And you were listening to me
Over the sound of feet
And the din of the city

I was caught in your eyes
And to my surprise
There was no one at the string

So I sang you a song
Of a love long lost
But the song wasn't strong
Cause the feelings were frosted

Over with lies
And new butterflies
There was no one at the strings

And they rang out with the chords
Of a heart lost in song
Of a mind in the void between here and the lord
And it all came out wrong
And it all went right
That's the thing, when there's no one at the strings.

And so we opened our hearts
To the things we denied
And I showed you the parts
That I'd normally hide

Cause no one understands,
But you still took my hand
Now there's no one at the strings

And they rang out with the chords
Of a heart lost in song
Of a mind in the void between here and the lord
And it all came out wrong
And it all went right
That's the thing, when there's no one at the strings.

Now I'm holding your hand
And it's good to be here
Somehow I understand
That even though we're near

You're far away
And I want you to stay
But there's no one at the strings

I know that you test the heart.
And you can see mine's hurt and scarred.
And your hands are roughened up
From carrying my cross.

I can see you reaching in.
Through my chest beneath the skin.
It's uncomfortable to feel
My scars against your scars

Cause yours were for me,
Shed on the cross so I could be free.
And mine were for you.
Running away from what you want me to do.
And it's ripped and bleeding
Desperately sick
I'm deceived beyond dreaming
God make it quick
And stop my breaking heart

And you say it will be fine.
That this will make you mine.
That my open chest
Is the way you come inside

But this is so uncomfortable
Kneeling at this table
Feeling you touching
Every scar inside
Hoping i will come alive

Cause yours were for me,
Shed on the cross so I could be free.
And mine were for you.
Running away from what you want me to do.
And it's ripped and bleeding
Desperately sick
I'm deceived beyond dreaming
God make it quick
And stop my breaking heart