Can no one see this smile I'm faking,
See how, inside, I'm constantly shaking?
These people all claim they know me well,
Yet no one can see through my crumbling shell?
"I'm fine", I whisper, my sadness unknown,
They leave me to deal with this anguish alone.
I've hidden behind this wall most of my life,
I've managed so far, I've dealt with my strife.
Watching as, slowly, my blood leaks away,
It helps to keep life's true horrors at bay.
I pull down my sleeve to cover my hurt,
For approaching footsteps, I'm on the alert.
I guess my pretense is just all too real,
No one has to know of the pain that I feel.
The real me inside, where no one can see,
I can fool everyone else, why can't I fool me?
It's getting cold and I'm getting lonely
Wishing someone would sit down and hold me
What hurts the most...
Was loving you so much,
But that not being enough.
I wish I could run away, I wish I could hide
From all the pain he has caused me inside.
When I Die I Want Your Hands On My Eyes
When I die I want your hands on my eyes:
I want the light and the wheat of your beloved h
I can't tell you how much my heart hurts every day.
It's full of anger, pain, and regrets
When a friend calls to me from the road
And slows his horse to a meaningful walk,
I Never Knew I Would Love You Like I Do
I never knew that I would love someone the way I love you.
You have opened the door to a
Give me your loving,
give me your heart,
give me everything we won't be apart.
Laid my head upon your chest
Your arms encircled me,
It was, My Love, as if we we
The little town was the perfect little town,
Where never would you see even one little fr
