Two eyes - to see the universe Two ears - to hear the TARDIS song Two feet - to dance among the stars Two hands - to bring your friends along Two lips - to speak in tongues so sweet Two hearts - to love all you meet
Then you grew old, and these are what you have:
Two eyes - that can see naught but hate Two ears - that ring with screams of fear Two feet - that flee the Storm innate Two hands - drenched with blood and tears Two lips - that taste of ash and smoke Two hearts - mangled, shredded, broke
Then you met a girl who saved you - and these are all the things she gave you:
Two eyes - to see again the light Two ears - to hear her laugh and rave Two feet - to dance with her all night Two hands - to hold and keep her safe Two lips - to speak of life again Two hearts - to trust once more in men
Then she was gone, and this is what is left:
Two eyes - like ice that burn with pain Two ears - that ache to hear her speak Two feet - that run as if they're lame Two hands - that can't touch what they seek Two lips - again taste only ash Two hearts - again like shattered glass
You gain a friend, you lose a friend, Over and over, and in the end:
Eyes (How often were they renewed? How many times did the blackness recede and return?) - too tired of the strobing dark and light -
Ears (How often did screams overwhelm laughter? How many times did you lose a precious voice?) - almost deaf to cries of delight -
Feet (How many miles have you run? How often did you flee the disasters you have caused?) - blistered, bloodied, endless flight -
Hands (How many did you hold, then cast away? How many did you condemn rather than forgive?) - merciless in the unending fight -
Lips (How many names did you speak into life? How many more did you speak into death?) - speaking words that will never heal the blight -
Hearts (How often did you break? How many pieces did you leave scattered through time and space?) - shattered - (Was there ever a time when they were whole?) - broken - (It's been so long) - torn - (I can't remember) - shredded - (Did I perhaps start out with one?) - and never made right -
Hearts Do I have two or four or ten after breaking again and again?