“Can You?”

I see you standing there in the shadows.
What do you want from me?
Eyes of such soulful green begging for my compliance,
begging me to give into you.

Standing here before, you I have nothing left,
All was taken away before you turned your sights to me,
drained away by past loves, past lives…past mistakes.

Can you promise to heal me?
Can you promise to take the pain away?
Can you promise to see me?
Can you promise to make me believe in you?

Heal me, you said that you would heal me,
but can you really live up to that promise?
Inside of me there’s nothing left to heal
but the handful of slivers that is left of my heart.

Standing here before you, I drown in the lies,
fully aware that this is where it all will end.
But I think that I’ll take death over this person I’ve become.

Can you promise to feel me?
Can you promise to take me away from the darkness?
Can you promise to hear me?
Can you promise to make me believe in love?

I’ll close my eyes and hold my breath and drown alone with my regrets,
just waiting for you.
And I’ll take these things and promise to be everything that’s real to you,
if you promise me that you’ll never leave.

I’ve called out to the gods above
and cried for them to give me help,
but they have forgotten me.
I’ve tried to so hard to forgive myself,
to forget my past but no one else,
but they won’t forgive me.

Oh, won’t you take me away from here!

Can you promise to heal me?
Can you promise to take the pain away?
Can you promise to see me?
Can you promise to make me believe in you?

Can you promise to feel me?
Can you promise to take me away from the darkness?
Can you promise to hear me?
Can you promise to make me believe in love?

Can you promise to make me believe?