I float on the clouds with wings fragile as glass,
Just dreaming, just waiting for these shadows to pass.
The wind eases me forward as I strive to stay back,
Longing for the light I’ll forever lack.

The sun twists its rays around my soul,
Never deep enough to calm the cold.
I’ll just sit here until you choose to come,
Counting the days, one by one.

The moon—she beckons, but I cannot give in—
To give up now, to allow darkness to win—
It would be so easy, so simple, so great,
That it becomes impossible to surrender to fate.

So I’ll stand my ground, allow war to ensue,
Just for you, my darling—for you.
For you who never answered my call,
For you, though you were never really there at all.

I’ll cling to the pretense I know so well,
I’ll endure endless pain, torture, and Hell—
It’s the only life I’ve ever lived,
It’s only pain you know how to give.

But everything will be all right in the end,
Because I know who you are, and who you’ve been,
Because everything in this world is a lie,
And the only reason I live is to die.

But somehow this knowledge sets me free.
Suddenly, I have the will to breathe.
My eyes open at last to the brilliant light.
For you, I will continue to fight.
 
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