Caught in the chilling air
Wind whispering through the trees
All around me whips my hair
As the sky cries for me

Flashes across the nighttime sky
The only light in my life
I hear the raven’s croaking cry
He is my only witness

Pain slashes through my arm
Nothing like what you did to me
That cocky smile and Southern charm
And all those broken promises

All the time I spent on you
All the wounds you inflicted
All the pain you put me through
All the tears I’ve ever shed

Time could not heal what you’ve done
Since you ripped the light from me
Now, I can’t feel the warmth of the sun
A shell, a broken, bleeding girl

There I go, another slash
This time a little higher
Still nothing like the fall and crash
Of my perfect little world

I hate that I still love you
Hate that I can’t hate you instead
But I know my heart is pure and true
When I say for you, I’d die

This requires another cut
Physical numbing emotional
It’s easier to keep my heart shut
Less pain in the long run

I promised I wouldn’t do this again
It started once, turning to twice
Twice then turned to ten
Now, I guess I lost count

I stubbed the toe of my leather boots
Blinded by my dripping tears
Stumbling, falling on the tree’s roots
Smearing dirt into my face

I reach up into the night air
Groping, grasping for you
Not an ounce of love to spare
I just grab at nothing.

I can’t take the darkness consuming me
Need to end…the hurt…the agony
I’m reminded of my mortality
One slice is all it takes…

Metal clanking against the forest ground
Crimson ribbons from my wrists
Howling wind is the only sound
Drowning out my cries of pain

I hear the raven one last time
Before I start to fall under
Was loving you such a crime?
Was your love too much to ask?

Evanescence of my life
Waves of sweet release
No more pain, no more strife
And the earth bleeds out for me.