Like the leaf that settles atop the pond
I glide across the surface of life
Rarely do I partake of it’s splendor
Just waiting for my chance to delve
Deeper into the waters depths
To drift along on unseen currents
To melt away into the encompassing darkness

I wish not for a life in the spotlight
I wish not for a jaded dream come true
I understand now that there is a greater plot
I understand all I sought was untrue
Somewhere I lost my perspective
Insanely I felt the loss of my soul
Turned inside out by a forged truth

Remembrance is a curse I bear
The memory of us once lying there
Driven to a dangerous peak
Turning away from lost sanity
How hopeless it is to see you now
Knowing that what we once were
Is lost to time and ignorance

Do not cry, shed not a single tear
Never have I lied to you
Unfaithful is something I couldn’t do
I cradled your heart in my hands
Even when I knew not what to say
To make all your demons go away
I’m sorry for what I couldn’t be

And now in closing I finally see
I’ve delved much deeper
Than I ever hoped to be
Perhaps one day I might surface
Driven upwards by a stray draft
And maybe by chance you’ll be there
Then hold me close if you dare.