The halls were dark,
The walls were dry,
And I went alone;
The windows were fogged,
And I couldn't see anything clearly;
Then out of the corner of my eye I saw you.
Everything path I  ever walked down,
Every empty face I  ever passed,
Nothing ever stood out to me,
Then I saw something new,
Something I never knew,
And it was you.
The love you gave me,
The way you saved me,
I've never loved anyone like you before.
Like a new sight,
You were my light,
You lead my way.

Down the aisle he followed,
Whispering to turn back,
He pulled at my hair,
Tore at my dress,
Constantly telling me it's not right,
Secretly I knew,
I knew that wasn't the man I loved,
I knew I gave my heart away long ago,
But I continued to the alter,
As though I had no choice;
When I got to the first step,
I was pulled back,
Maybe from the man on my shoulder,
Maybe from the man in my heart,
And away I ran,
With my in-laws wide eyed;
I'm sure his mother cheered,
I'm sure my mother cried,
But I don't love him,
Lord knows I tried.

Smoke on the mirrors,
Wish I could see you clearer,
But there's something between us,
I should of seen the lies,
I should of caught you in the web,
But when your in it,
You can't see a thing,
So here I am begging,
Let me see what's inside,
Instead of believing these lies.

Your chasing a ghost,
Stop beating the horse,
Just let it die,
I respond with;
Trust me I've tried.

Shake me like your toy,
Tear me down,
Knock me to the floor,
Leave me looking up,
Hit me with your fists,
Kick me in the side,
Twist and contort my body anyway you want,
Bite me till your tear my flesh,
Break me to pieces,
Oh hate me like you do,
I adore the abuse.

Clever memory,
Must you float away from me,
Leaving me chasing,
Something that was temporary given to me,
Clever thought in my mind,
Giving graciously all to me,
Taking up all this time,
Please don't leave me to forget,
The best thing I had,
Don't leave me now,
But for now you stay,
In the back of my mind,
Teasing me with fading away,
You clever little memory.

How long will it take,
How long will you be used,
You toss every hurt word aside,
When will I not be the only one on your side,
Will your tears ever dry,
From where he knocks you down each time,
When will you say it's enough,
When will you walk away from it all,
When will you say it's not okay,
How will you heal,
When he continues to make new wounds,
When will you leave this all,
Sorry for this cruel truth,
The cruel truth about you.