Hold My Breath

If you tire of trying

    And I tire of letting you

We'll get around to dying

    Nothing else to do

I'll give up on complying

    Death is a battle all lose

    Wearing slowly at my muse

Lie to me awhile

    And if I can't believe

Let my mouth fill with bile

    I'll tear the heart from my sleeve

Hold tightly to your smile

    Take what I can get

    Forgive you so you can forget

Of all that remains -

    Of all that is left -

Let it run through my veins 

    Raging and bereft 

Desired all these pains

    You gave them to me willingly

    Often and so wantonly

Make it better someday

    Undo all you did

You've nothing left to say

    Telling all they forbid 

Better to cut ties when they fray

    Only to pick up the pieces

    But it all still decreases 

Reality pulls at me

    Remember - it all ends in death

Echoes of all I gave freely

    Echoing - I'll hold my breath

And pull back at reality

    And wait for you to breathe

    Till my blood begins to seethe 

Tire of it all and let go

    Hold only that which feels right

Hold on until there's nothing left to show

    Etch it into our hearts and watch it fade out of sight