and the hardest part was to listen
while you sat and tried to explain
why you shouldn't have been hurt
by what was causing you so much pain

and if you say you never loved me
i'll know you're still a liar
and if i say i never wondered
i deserve every inch of this all-consuming fire

if i can't love you as a lover
i'll try and love you as a friend
these memories keep me warm at night
and safe until the end.