I need someone to talk to me.
But it's just the silence and glittering city.
I wrote a letter to you and I put it in the mail today.
Maybe you'll write back to me and tell me how you're doing.
But how do I reach you when you're up there above all else?
Can't you bend the rules for me and send me a letter from the stars?
Come on, come back to me. I've got a lot to tell you. And a lot to show you.

I used to think about ya all the time. Used to have my head in the clouds, always replaying our words.
You were still such a huge part of me then. I'd go to sleep with the feeling of you next to me. Ghost, my ghost, where'd you go? I can't find you in the tangled sheets next to me. I used to tell myself that it was a dream and I'd wake up any moment and we'd be just fine. I was lying to myself. But I tried to think otherwise. Ghost, my ghost, where'd you go? Think I left you behind along with the broken bits of me.
I keep searching for something that I can't reach.
I keep looking for something that is no longer there.

I'm not looking for you to tell me that I have value as a person. I already know that. I'm not looking for someone to tell me that I'm strong and that I can beat the odds. I already know that. Honey I'm just looking for someone to remind me of all the good inside of me. Remind me of the kindness and thoughtfulness and beauty and strength I have in my core. I ain't looking for validation from an outside source.

The trees miss you, whispered the breeze.

The stars wait for you, promises the moon.

The earth loves you, stated the dirt.

And we'll never stop looking till you are found.

I hid my country roots away from you.
With a sigh reaching to my toes, I hung up my hat and put away my boots.
I thought if I changed, it would be better for us.
I laid my heart out for you, and it was the most vulnerable action I've ever taken.
I'm made of iron and toughened leather. I'm not supposed to cry over a broken heart. And now I gotta find a way to heal this Texan's heartache and find the tough cowgirl underneath. The one who only shows true emotional moments when she's alone with her horse. The one who guards her heart fiercely.

I set the world on fire, just to watch you put it out.  
You touched my cheek, and said I was so good and worth everything and more in the world.
I burned my bridges, and you crossed them before I burned them all.
You wiped my tears and said you loved me.
But who would love this broken and healing girl?
You didn't care how many demons hid in my closet; you wanted me anyways.
Every wall I put up, you knocked it down without a second thought.
Love. I'm calling this love. My love. I'm calling this love.
My love. I'll call you my love.
My love. My...love.

I know. We ain’t that close anymore and I shouldn’t feel this way. But **** if old feelings arise at the thought that other people get to have your time and attention and I ain't part of that crowd. And **** if I don’t feel envious of who wakes up in bed with you. I know. There’s always gonna be someone else in the place of me. You’ve replaced me with someone else, and I don’t get to react the way I want to. Jealousy. Yeah. Ya heard me right. I’m **** jealous that I don’t get to lie next to you and feel at home. But I don’t get to be jealous. You ain’t my guy anymore and I’m not your girl. You and I are two separate pieces of a puzzle that I hope one day fits together again. But it's no surprise that the green eyed monster wakes again inside of me and messes with me and my heart a little.

The angel lost her grace,
As mascara ran down her face.
She forgot love, remembered hate.
She no longer had her faith.

With tear stained cheeks,
Through bloodshot eyes,
She saw only pain and suffer.
Love, she couldn't conquer.

As the blue sky faded to black,
Darkness filled her heart.
Her wings vanished from her back,
And her kindness fell apart.

Even with all her might,
Her dress still went black from white.
She was sent to save,
To help those who weren't brave.

But as she looked around,
At the marks she left...
Tear stained cheeks,
And bloodshot eyes.

Hello, hello
Anybody out there? Cause I don't hear a sound
Alone, alone
I don't really know where the world is but I miss it now

I'm out on the edge and I'm screaming my name
Like a fool at the top of my lungs
Sometimes when I close my eyes I pretend I'm alright
But it's never enough

Cause my echo, echo
Is the only voice coming back
Shadow, shadow
Is the only friend that I have

Listen, listen
I would take a whisper if that's all you had to give
You could come and save me and
try to chase the crazy right out of my head

I'm out on the edge and I'm screaming my name
Like a fool at the top of my lungs
Sometimes when I close my eyes I pretend I'm alright
But it's never enough

Cause my echo, echo
Is the only voice coming back
Shadow, shadow
Is the only friend that I have

I don't wanna be an island
I just wanna feel alive and
Get to see your face again

I don't wanna be an island
I just wanna feel alive and
i don’t wanna be an island
i just wanna feel alive and
get to see your face again.

But 'til then
Just my echo, my shadow
You're my only friend and I'm...i’m, oh i’m

I'm out on the edge and I'm screaming my name
Like a fool at the top of my lungs
Sometimes when I close my eyes I pretend I'm alright
But it's never enough.
hello, hello? Is anyone out there? ‘cos i don’t hear a sound…

I'm out on the edge and I'm screaming my name
Like a fool at the top of my lungs
Sometimes when I close my eyes I pretend I'm alright
But it's never enough.
hello, hello? Is anyone out there? ‘cos i don’t hear a sound…

Eighteen months. A year and a half.  The better part of it spent with the other half of us, learning how to put your two lives together.
It's kind of amazing to look back at something great that you created with someone else. To see the up and down parts and how you both reacted and acted.

Eighteen months.

There were times where I maybe should've walked away. When I should've left instead of coming back again and again for more. But love is a funny thing.  It doesn't communicate with your brain. It makes decisions before you have time to think about it.

Eighteen months.

We were on top of the world. It was us against the world. You were mine and I was yours. It was that simple. There wasn't a doubt in my mind when I said I wasn't ever gonna let you go.

One month.

It's been one month since it happened. Since the distance and time have swallowed us up. The end wasn't as simple as we would've liked it to be. But it was the end. The end of something beautiful and worth remembering.

And she breathed life into the trees and they lifted her up, passing her through their intertwined branches.

She was a child of the earth, and a princess of the forest.

And she dipped a hand into the water, and the droplets collected on her hand, caressing her skin.

She was a child of the earth, and a lady of the water.

I called it love and we said it was forever.
Didn't think that maybe we said it all too soon.
You got me at hello and how are you.
I was hooked on your voice and how you made me feel.
And it all changed, after sixteen months together.
I don't know what exactly happened, but I could feel it all shift a little.
Maybe I didn't try hard enough and maybe you were a bit too distant.
And maybe we stopped being good to ourselves and each other.
And I love you didn't mean the same thing anymore.
Guess you can't fix what might be broken and too late to put back together.
You got me at hello and how are you, but you lost me at goodbye and I'll always be here for you.

You said you loved me more than anything.
Foolish, I smiled and believed you.
Stupid girl, what have you done to yourself?
I fell in love with someone I thought had changed.
He led me to believe he was a changed man.
You made me laugh and smile, even though I was in pain,
Silly girl, he didn't love you.
He never really loved you in the first place.
Pretty words, all wrapped up in lovely packaging.
Darling, just walk away.
If you stay, you'll only end up getting hurt.
Beautiful girl, you deserve better.

I'd love to sit and talk with you.
But you're a hundred miles away.
Even though you're right beside me.

They said you'd be better now.
But I don't believe the doctors these days.
They said they had a treatment for you.
But what good is the treatment if you ain't getting better?

She fell down and shattered on the ground.
The pieces of her love and beauty got absorbed into the earth.
And the stars stood witness to the passing of an angel.
The trees held guard over her body.
And the rest of the world waited on the day she'd awake and fill the world up with her light.

You threw words and feelings at her and she tossed out sharp retorts and anger right back at you. You both knew that this was the last time that she was gonna get to see you.

Did you know that she went home that night and cried herself to sleep? Did you know that she wanted to tell you that she didn’t mean it?

And now that girl’s gone, long gone. You missed a chance to tell her that you’re sorry, too. She’s gone; she left as soon as your words left your mouth.

She woke up the next morning and noticed a hole in her heart;sitting up, she thought about the world without you. You sat at the kitchen counter and tried to erase the hurt look on her face.

Did you know that she went home that night and cried herself to sleep? Did you know that she wanted to tell you that she didn’t mean it? And now that girl’s gone, long gone. You missed a chance to tell her that you’re sorry, too.

She’s gone; she disappeared as soon as you burned that bridge. You know, she loved you so much that she worked really hard at keeping it alive, even if it was already dying.

Did you know that she went home that night and cried herself to sleep? Did you know that she wanted to tell you that she didn’t mean it? And now that girl’s gone, long gone. You missed a chance to tell her that you’re sorry.