Shut your eyes

And find solace in a lack of conciousness

Forget your pain

Forget your days

Forget the cancer that's been seeping through your veins

Hold my heart, I'll hold your name

Though I'll never wear it the same

Cause I am weak while you are brave

Brave from birth, until the grave

In a hospital bed

I saw your empty shell

And there's nothing I could do

But sit and wish you well

I don't know if you're still in there

Or if there's nothing left

But I'll still stay awake at night

Until you find rest

I know your light is fading

But I just don't have the heart

To watch the sunset with you

To watch you lose your spark

I know that you've been suffering

Even if you're not aware

And I just want you to find comfort

Even when I can't be there

Promise me that even as your fire burns out

I'll always feel your warmth

And I promise to think of you on every hard night

And every roaring storm

I'll always hold a piece of you

Where my name and my blood meet

And if I can't see you every fucking day

Then I'll see you in my sleep

I wish that I was stronger

I wish that I could be like you

I wish that you'd stay longer

And watch your legacy bloom

And maybe I'm just selfish

To want to keep you from the earth

But I know I need to let you go

Even if it hurts

Goodbye

Sleep well you gentle soul

And know that I'll look up to you

Even when I'm grey and old

Just know that every word I ever sing

Is sung with you in mind

And that your memory won't fade away

No matter the passage of time