I am broken and tattered                                                         ­                  Is  it  that too plain to see?                                                             Tell  me  that  it  doesn't matter                                                           ­ that you can still love me                                                               ­                 Hold my hand and tell me                                                               ­             that  you won't go away                                                             ­                    Persuade and convince me                                                               ­                    that you plan to stay                                                             ­                      Let  me lay up against you                                                              ­                       I need to feel that I'm safe                                                             ­          I'm  doing all I can do                                                               ­       to  ease  the  emotional weight                                                           ­  Pull  me  into  strong arms                                                             ­        protect  me from myself                                                           ­  Save  me  from  self-harm                                      ­                            I  put  myself through hell                                                             ­     Be  my  personal life line                                                             ­                Throw me a strong rope                                                             ­          Be  there  at the right times                                                            ­               before  I lose all hope