Don't close your eyes
D-Don't dream, stay awake
My paradise is gone, and you got thirty seconds to wake up
From a nightmare with a flooding rush
With memories like this one
Caressing your inventive side
I find pride is my enemy most of the time
I'm Obsessed with finding answers, guided by voices
Cause the choices I've made have been cancerous
Suppose this was you, tell me how would you live
Energy all spent, with nothing left to give
Except a rib and your blessing to be free
Doesn't sound much like a fair trade to me
Obviously it was finding the better of both worlds
No matter how much it hurts, we both deserve
The company we keep to let us get good sleep
I'm not weak right now, but it's not worth it to eat
It was never part of the plan to end up like this
And I'm not trying to die for the things I can't admit
This morning I woke up, and the ceiling was spinning
And my eyes couldn't adjust, the sun was beginning
To pry open the shades and burn through cotton skies
I reached over to hold you but you were cold as night
Now, the room was hot but your body felt different
I tried to wake you up, but your head never lifted
I was whispering into your ear "please don't leave"
She was sleeping in God's arms where I couldn't reach
Her face was against my chest, the silence was singing
The song of innocence, feeling like children again
The moment was stuck and I couldn't breathe
I screamed for someone to help us up here... please
Nobody was here, just me and my love
Wrapped up in the blankets that meant so much
Touching her skin against mine, life slipped away
God stole my heart, but left my body here to stay
Went to sleep early, You have to be at school by 8
Got out my flashlight to write and not keep her awake
I stay up too late, I'm always tired in the morning
And while she kisses me goodbye I'm always half asleep and yawning
It's not that I'm lazy; I've just got things to do
I'm not trying to say my art is more important than you
And my epiphanies are killing me, I'm keeping it quiet
And I love to see angels pain on the inside of her eyelids
And we're locked at the legs, if I move she'll wake up
So I stay in this position till my whole body's numb
And when the room is still, I write to the rhythm of her pulse
But it's always perfect speed so my thoughts are never rushed
And sometimes you roll over and try to mumble goodnight
And I laugh because your hair is always sticking up to the right
Brush it away from your face because your smile's on
Whisper goodnight my love and turn my flashlight off