Close Your Eyes (You’ll Never Rise)

Sometimes when your hands are shaking
You moan and cry and I know you’re aching
I swear I can almost feel my heart breaking
And for once I’d like to pretend your faking

And I wish the pain wasn’t eating you away
I wish the darkness could be kept at bay
I wish I could memorize every word you say
And I pray to God that you will be okay

Because I know that if you close your eyes
It will be the last time and the sun wont rise
And I know that if you close your eyes
You’ll close them tight and never rise

Sometimes when I notice your eyes are dry
I get lost in my thoughts and I wonder why
Why you still know the truth even though I lie
And for once I’d like to pretend you’re fine

And I wish you would never lose the will to fight
I wish your demons wouldn’t haunt you at night
I wish you would never have to leave my sight
And I pray to God that you will be all right

Because I know that when you close your eyes
They’ll be shut tight no matter how hard I cry
And I know that when you close your eyes
I’ll be lost and broken and I’ll die inside

Sometimes when I hear you pant and gasp for air
Shuddering and shaking, it's more than I can bear
I curse the world and I know that it's not fair
And for once I’d like to pretend I don’t care

And I wish that you weren’t toeing the line
I wish the world would never dull your shine
I wish I could make all your pain mine
And I pray to God that you’ll be fine

Because I know that if you close your eyes
It will be the last time and the sun wont rise
And I know that if you close your eyes
You’ll close them tight and never rise

And if you close your eyes, I’ll still love you
And I know it’ll be worth it if your pain’s through
And if you close your eyes, I’ll close mine too
Because I know that you’ll be in heaven soon.