you told me i was beautiful
i told you not to lie

you told me not to worry about losing you
but without you i would die

you told me not to hurt myself
i told you not to care

you told me to respect myself
but you don't see the shame i bare

you told me to look beyond my past
i told you to take your own advice

you told me none of this was worth it
but i told you to be nice

you turned away,
frightened by my actions toward you
you looked away,
terrified by what I might do
I turned to you,
frightened that you'd leave like before
I looked to you,
terrified that I could never give you more

you told me not to listen to you
i told you that your all i hear

you told me to look within my heart
but that is what i fear

you told me my soul was black
i told you to look at your own

you told me i could never make it
but i have made it here all alone

you told me that you loved me
i told you we were through

you told me i was beautiful
but i was already in love with you

we turned away,
ready to accept failure once again
we looked away,
putting aside what our love could have been.
 
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