i still feel the weight
of that ball and chain
even though you're gone
i still feel that pain

because you never listened
no, you never let go
you didn't listen to my pleas
because to you, it was just a show

When I feel like I'm losing hope
I feel my chest rise and fall
I feel the heat of my skin
If I feel anything at all

Because hope is not created
It can't be, when you're alone
But I know you can give it to me
I can feel it in my bones

I look at you, and I can see it
My stomach gets feather light
That gleam in your eyes
You could give it to me
And you just might

You've already done it
More than you know
It's temporary, but I'm grateful
And its starting to show

some people say that life is a blessing,
but i'm not feeling quite the same way

they constantly thank and pray to their lord,
but i'm just pushing through every day

their lives are a dream, a blessing, a gift
while mine feels like i'm dragged by a noose

"My life was hard too, just try harder" they say

"i'll try...
to cut myself loose."

Fate is so fragile
So frail
So fake

Just one short moment,
and your life is to take
Yet they say it is yours,
it is yours to make

But it lies in the hands
of one little thing

A bottle
A ring
A blade
A sting
A thought

Just one thing.