Play your wicked games with me.
Are you afraid to lose?
Love as endless as the sea-
Why won't you choose?

Dance with me, I know you're scared-
All that's left to do is die,
So hold me close as we sway.
And in your quiet, careless way,
Drown me with a heavy sigh.

Unbearable.
Unreal.
Unrelenting.
So cold, it burns.
A kind word, a wistful glance, a warm caress-
Too much to ask.

Strangled.
Starving.
Stillness.
I started a fire, is that enough?
It's hidden inside, and I'm burning up.

Take a look within-
Frozen, dark, and black.
Open wide, let me in,
I'll never let you down again.

Beneath these broken wings, hidden behind an empty gaze,
A hungry heart and awakened mind, left to wander in this forsaken place, always searching-
Disillusioned and detached, stumbling about in an endless haze.

Waiting for a different time, for things to change, clinging to dreams of pristine life without pain.
Thoughts strewn about in ugly, anxious pieces,
Doubt taking root in broken foundations-
In another life, given another chance, the demons would be slain.

This fog of unanswered questions consumes all.
If only I could find a way out-
I could be free.