this, too, will pass. - Intellectual

[Verse 1]

Under covers of velvet, you gave your heart and soul

Flesh and bone

Away

Didn't covet possessions, in return

You just wanted compassion

When all I could give was pain

When you hold me close and say you're there for me

Selflessly

I feel all the more alone

In my mind, there's still so much that I would say

But the words are trapped until again I'm

On my own

Used to let out a song

Drive streams to a halt

Bend branches and stone

Now, the well has dried up

And even as you clutch my hands to keep me warm

It's still the cold I'm reaching for

After all you've said and done

There seems to be a piece that's broken

A flaw to overcome

A burst of anger left unspoken

When you hold me close and say you're there for me

Selflessly

I feel all the more alone

In my mind, there's still so much that I would say

But the words are trapped until again I'm

On my own

You lie beside me, unwinding

Bleeding your affection within and without

I sit in silence until the blade grows dull

Let me remain inside my self-constructed purgatory

Watching as you drift away from me

Will you hold me close and say you're there for me?

Will you hold me close and say you're there for me

Endlessly

Even if I don't respond

In my mind, there's still so much that I would say

But before I come around, you will be

Gone