A question lingers in my mind
Shall these words ever leave
This chained down tongue
I yearn for the  answer
But the fear it holds me back
From the inside out it tears me apart
I just need to know
Before the sand runs out
And my watch is upside down
Whether this heart of mine
Can invest in an empty soul
Will I be the one to fill it up
Quenching the thirst you have
Or will I be a whispered note
To drift along in the wet cold
In silence beyond the earth
For you I'd like to be this
I know what response awaits
Yet I still think to ask
But I don't want pains reign