Shaded Heart

A chill runs down my spine
Feelings that once were mine
Illusions I was made to see
Were burning rubble and debris

Letters I should have burned
Feelings that I never earned
Phones I should have hung away
That were soon to betray

Love that lived inside a lie
Betrayal I cannot deny
Second chance, second thought
Forgiveness that was never sought

Tainted thought brings sweet illusion
Victory of a forgotton fall
Temptation arising into passion of love
Succumb to the sweet melody

Bringing more than just emotion
Something that seeks to destroy
But is held as a treasure to you
And I too have tasted death

When we see the light
And we say goodnight
I don’t want this to be the end

Can I stay a while
In sweet denial
It doesn’t have to be like this

Your lovely smile
Your tender kiss
All these things I have grown to miss

So I sing this song
And when I am gone
Will you sing it right back to me?

And now you’re gone
And it’s been too long
Since I could hold you in my arms

And it breaks my heart
When we’re apart
Won’t you come running back to me?

Well I’m still here
So do not fear
I love you still, I love you still

D ear so a precious love,
I nscripted with the edge of time
A re symbols of my joyous heart
M ade to last a lifetime
O ur souls now intertwine
N ot unlike a candle’s fire
D istinguishes from the darkest
S hadows of my love

When fading worlds seem to collide
And everything starts to break inside
Heavy thunder rings its toll
That lightning has struck this soul

The violent rose lashes forth
A symbol that was something of worth
Shattered by such turbulent wind
Never will it love again

Rain proceeds to drown its prey
And promises will soon decay
And soon the light will twinkle through
And dry up all my thoughts of you

Thoughts of you are flashing past my eyes
There’s something here I failed to realize
I’m wondering if this is still the end
But just so you know, I’d do it all again

Your hair falls into place
And my heart starts to race
The smoothness of your skin
Won’t you smile at me again?

And the nights with nothing else to do
I only know I want to be with you
My mind is numb and I can never think
When your love is on the brink

I want to put this pain aside
I want to forget about your lies
I want to hear your voice again
I want to be with you again, again

Your hands run down side
Makes me feel so alive
When you smile up at me
There’s no where I’d rather be

I awake to a day gone bad
The bitter morning calls to arms
But I set out completely defenseless
Vulnerable to the toils of Fate

The dawn bleeds into the sky
As my life pulls out in front of me
The burned rubber and broken glass
Sound the end of my seeing of you

Your face it sank in my eyes
It was everything I needed to see
I was ready to die at that moment
Knowing I still had your love

Life begins to reveal its irony
But I’m praising that life isn’t fair
I know if I got what was coming
I never could have touched your lips again

I’m weaving between metal death
My fingers flow with turns of you
And every car passed brings me closer
Closer to your touch of love

The radio plays all our songs
So every word I take to heart
Everything you have ever said
Is treasured within these doors

The air becomes my only hope
Filled with all the breaths of you
Rushing through my distant eyes
And crashing upon my heart

The mileage is my written proof
With every mile I love you more
I’d drive forever to see you smile
To hold you close to my heart

As we lay here holding on so closely
I gaze up at those heavenly fires
Brilliantly burning their lives away
Clinging only to their darkness

The moon’s radiance soothes me
Warming my mind to distant thoughts
Gleaming upon the softly breaking waves
That wash the broken death ashore

The streetlights yield a steady flicker
Complimented by the sound of passing cars
The rhythmic ambiance flows with my heart
A heart that is beating only for you

Seaborne air breathes the scent of life
And we’re quick to run to warmer refuge
The clouds set themselves upon your lips
Lacing the ground with its subtle shine

I shut my eyes and soak you in completely
And I pray I’ll never wake from this dream
With you it seems everything is poetry
From my heart with a perfect love

In distant thoughts or fading dreams
I can envision your crystaled eyes
Burning blue torches of fire
Fueled by the essence of your soul

As the night coat begins to shed
Light breaks across your every contour
Illuminating my thoughts with you
That flow filled with your beauty

The sand of time trickles tardily
And I savor every grain of love
And I long to hold you close to me
To live again inside your smile