She said she didn’t want it to get to her head.
She didn’t want to fall, just to bleed again.
Far too long she’d been crawling in darkness-
And love’s not enough to save the heartless.
Skeletons in the closet laughed in her face.
Reviving a past that she’d tried to erase.
Her lips laced with secrets that words never spoke.
All covered by lies that just made her choke.
Innocence raped, beaten and bruised.
Hatred consuming a form that was used.
Leaving her open, scarred and exposed
Detachment became the friend that she chose.

I burn myself alive to keep out of the dark
My memories are ashes that just fall apart.
I don’t know my life before your name.
For that girl and I are no longer the same.
I bleed myself dry trying to keep you around.
I’m not used to standing on such stable ground.
You are the prescription for my addiction to love.
You give me one taste, and I can’t get enough…
You’re the disease that pauses my breath
Breaking the grip of a child bound by death

Intimacy becomes infinity.
Immortality fades to reality.
We cling to the seams
That link us together.
We run back to our dreams;
Running back to each other.

He said he just wanted to get inside of her head.
He didn’t want to watch her try to kill herself again
Far too long she’d left him out in the cold.
And time’s not enough to warm up a soul.
The monster inside her tried to chase him away.
But he finally revived her parts that decayed.
His ears heard her secrets when her lips finally spoke.
The truth that he learned just made him want to choke.
Healing her heart, her soul, and her mind
Giving her a life unused and refined.
Keeping her healthy, whole, and composed
His love alone became the life that she chose.

I keep myself alive; you keep me out of the dark
My memories are blanks that vacate my heart.
I don’t know my life without your name.
For you changed my heart, yet have kept me the same.
I’d run myself down, trying to keep you around.
I’m afraid to step off of such stable ground.
You don’t make love easy; you just make it worth it.
You take me to the edge- to see how much I’ll permit
You’re still the disease that pauses my breath.
Bringing to life a child born dead.

Intimacy becomes infinity.
Immortality fades to reality.
We cling to the seams
That link us together.
We run back to our dreams;
Running back to each other.

We always run back to each other.
 
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