he sailed into my heart
like a summer's eve.
like twilight and magic
and waves on the beach.

at midnight he danced out
away in the dark.
took all my laughter
hit right on the mark.

the kites they were flying
in the cool gentle breeze.
before the cruel cyclone
tore into the trees.

like a caressing rain
like the warmest embrace
she's never forgotten
just one last taste.

the summer and magic
the inclusiveness of love.
and now he's alone
and now she is gone.

What do you do when your last kiss
Becomes your second and fourth and tenth?
What do you do when each time you hang out
He uses you to show off to his friends

That he's fine, he don't need you;
But the moment you're alone
He keeps reaching out for you
Coz both of you know

That you were the strong one
You can do this alone
But no one is strong enough
To watch him suffer alone.

Each night I
Go home alone
Curl up and cry
And nobody knows

Each kiss he steals
I lose a piece of my soul.

I still wear your old collared shirts to bed.
Still remember every screwed-up thing you said.
Am I your kryptonite? You're my achilles heel
Coz though you broke it off, I still wanna help you heal.

He once beamed with pride, to show you off to his friends;
Now he shows you like a trophy of how well off he's been
Without you in his life, and it's tearing you apart.
You sit there in silence, and take every barb.

Coz you are the strong one
You know this too well
But that doesn't have to mean
You let him put you through hell.

You can suffer in silence
Like nothing's amiss
But you can't help letting him
Have just one more kiss.

And I know
Each time that you touch me
We both know
It makes nothing easy

Each kiss you steal
Whittles away at my soul.

I still wear your old collared shirts to bed.
Still remember every screwed-up thing you said.
Am I your kryptonite? You're my achilles heel
Coz though you broke it off, I still wanna help you heal.

I see the sun shining, I think of you;
How we danced in the rain, and never I knew
That last night that you held me, and whispered your love;
You were planning on breaking up all along.

I have every right to hate you--to never forget
All the ways that you treated me, but I don't regret
That I fell for you darling; for me it was true--
I meant every bit of it, when I said I love you.

You're the one who
Called all the shots
You're the one who
Broke it all off.

You're the one who
Isn't strong enough
To heal on your own.

Each time that I let you reach out for me
I lose a piece of my soul.

I hope something reminds you of the girl you once knew;
I hope something someday makes you wish you stayed true.
And I hope someday, darling, you're strong enough to do this alone.
Coz each time that you kiss me, I want to say no.

Say no.
Say no......
Be strong enough, to not need my love anymore.
I can't help you through a breakup.
Not when you're breaking up with me
I can't help you learn how to breathe
Alone--when each time we are you're reaching for me.

And I hope someday, darling, you can do this alone;
Coz I love you too much to deny you at all;
And it breaks my heart to see you in your self-inflicted hole;
But each time that you kiss me, I want to say no.

(Yes, this is another LOTR-inspired song; yes, I'm obsessed, I know. Yes, this is awfully cheesy and written by a girl with an obvious overly-dramatic and sappy infatuation with a fictional [and dead] character. Am I ashamed of it? Not in the slightest.  :p  )

A tale of grand adventure
Like the stories of heroes of old.
Fight a few battles with a shiny sword
To impress the girl back home.

But the evil is so great here
It was all green and goodness at home.
I'm out of my depth, and I can't swim;
And the weight is taking its toll.

But there is light above the shadows
That no darkness can ever touch.
You were a light to me in dark places
When all other lights went out.

And I see my life in flames around me
One thing only do I bear--
And I saw my Rosie dancing
With ribbons in her hair.

Here at the end of all things
I do not believe this darkness will endure.
But I see in your eyes that same fear
Reach--don't you let go.

And I see now, the futility;
My heart is torn in two.
There is nothing left to fight for--
Not even, darling, you.

But there is light above the shadows
That no darkness can ever touch.
You were a light to me in dark places
When all other lights went out.

And I see my life in flames around me
One thing only do I bear--
And I saw my Rosie dancing
With ribbons in her hair.

I set out on this road to save you
But you ended up saving me.
In the fire and the shadow
It was your face I would see.

But though we claimed the victory
It came at too high a cost.
We saved the world, but never
Did I realize the loss.

But there is light above the shadows
That no darkness can ever touch.
You were a light to me in dark places
When all other lights went out.

The burden of all was in flames, dear;
My burden's too much beauty to bear.
They took my heart and innocence
But you took back the lion's share.

And this vision kept me going
When all our hope hadn't a prayer:

My Rosie Cotton dancing.

She had ribbons in her hair.

(1st vs) I think you should know
You're the kind of guy
That makes good girls go gay.

And I knew right off
When I first met you
I should run far away.

(pre-chorus) But I thought, hey, you're being judgemental;
And he's saying he's different, so
Give him another chance.
I should've known

(chorus) That all you do is lie
To get all that you wanted--
All you do is say anything you need
To get a girl horizontal
Don't be so dysfunctional about your little games.

Coz I can see right through your blank charade
You'd earn academy awards.
You played your hand so well
You'll get what you deserve
If all you're after is just one thing
Then you'll never get a one thing more
If that is what you wanna be.

(2nd vs) I just think you should know
That I pity you now
Coz you don't know how to stop.

This player's game
Might be so legendary
But it's all you've got left.

But you said hey, you're being judgemental;
I promise I'm different, so
Give me another chance?
I should've known

(chorus) That all you do is lie
To get all that you wanted--
All you do is say anything you need
To get a girl horizontal
Don't be so dysfunctional about your little games.

Coz I can see right through your blank charade
You'd earn academy awards.
You played your hand so well
You'll get what you deserve
If all you're after is just one thing
Then you'll never get a one thing more
If that is what you wanna be.

(3rd)  And I want you to know
I'm the kind of girl
Who still looks at you

But you blow me off again
Well go screw this then
I'm done with all this crap.

And you're strutting that stuff
Like I'll take you back
But here's what I really think:

I know so well 
That all you do is lie
To get all that you wanted--
All you do is say anything you need
To get a girl horizontal
Don't be so dysfunctional about your little games.

Coz I can see right through your blank charade
You'd earn academy awards.
You played your hand so well
You'll get what you deserve
Only focused on one thing
And now you've lost it all, are you happy?
Coz all you do is......
All you do is lie!
And I'm so done tonight.

regrets condense in futility--
like the waters under the bridge
every song they'll ever sing
slowly skimming nearer the edge.

she's just a preacher's granddaughter
with innocent wide eyes.....
but they can't eradicate the dash of devil
and the song of fire and flame.

no one knows the lure of the dark
unless they are a child of night as well.
my heart is the stuff of nightmares
falling slowly into shadow.  

always seeking, ever yearning
for the reality that will tear me apart.
i will never give up the cross
and i dream in the dark.

a harbor for marooned souls
but it's the blind leading the blind.
i can't resist the devil in this heart of gold;
in an all-white fold, the black sheep can't hide.

don't ignore the wild in this child;
don't regard the passionate as sin.
regret that she has fallen;
but never regret that she once flew.

no one knows the draw of the dark
unless they are a child of night as well.
i will never give up the name
and i dream in the dark.

a bible and a bottle
a tattoo and a prayer.
any contradiction you want to throw in--
it'll find its home there.

i dream in black and white
and sometimes, only in scarlet-red.
the innocence is lost
inside the horror of your head.

and no one knows the pull of the darkness
unless they're a child of nighttime too.
no one knows what it means
to have your darkest foe be.....you.

a child of sun and shadow
but my heart fades in the light
and shivers in terror in darkness
hiding barely behind those eyes.

stumbling out blindly in faith here
brandishing a sword alone.
i am terrified beyond measure
but i am not returning home.

i am a harbor for the ships of souls
when my own soul is burning apart.
my song is a song of fire and flame
and i dream in the dark.

though full of hate and terror
some are full of love.
my song is a song of fire and flame
and i dream in the dark.

This is the story of a girl
And a boy who played a long hard game
To win her, and he did.

He was caring and true and kind
And he proved himself to her
And she trusted him...she did.

But then you changed
Left me everything to mourn
All fade away
Now I'm left here in the storm
Walking home, so alone;
We used to dance in the rain.
Come back again.

A broken bird who still chose to fly
Now you're down here, worse off, on the ground
You deserved that, you know.

I trusted him to trust again
But I was the only one on the one-way street.
You should've seen this coming, you know.

Am I to blame
Left me everything to mourn
All fade away
Now I'm left here in the storm
Walking home, so alone;
We used to dance in the rain.
Come back again.

Out in the rain, and I pray
With tears splashing down my face
For the grace to still be strong.

I still love him, and you say
How can you, wasn't he a mistake.
That doesn't mean it was wrong.

Before it changed
We were dancing in the rain
Falling down my face
His love made me believe in grace.

Now I'm here, all alone
But I know now how to see the light.
Before you dropped me I could fly.

And though you changed
Left me everything to mourn
Your love is gone
And I'm facing the storm alone.

But with you, I saw
That I can dance in the rain.
And I can still dance when I'm alone.

Been burnt too many times before
I've lost the wrong race.
Their apathy drags me down
Too indifferent to love the chase.

Slowing you down before the line;
Don't you want eternal sleep?
This endless running gnaws your soul
Stop and think before you leap.

I don't want to be safe
I don't want to live always skirting the edge.
I want to taste the skies before I fall
Catch me--I am jumping off the ledge.

Playing with fire, it's a dangerous thing;
But you don't have to all-out dance in the flames.
Give me the torch, I'll run it down;
I'm not afraid of all your games.

I don't want to be safe
I don't want to live always skirting the edge.
I want to taste the skies before I fall
Catch me--I am jumping off the ledge.

If I never fly, I'll never fall--
You've prophesied full well.
I'll take my chances here, dear;
At least I'll have a story to tell--

I fought and I fought bravely
And though I lost in the end--
Soem battles are worth the losing
To die well on this last defense.

I won't play this safe anymore
I won't live always skirting the edge.
I want to taste the skies before I fall
Catch me--I am jumping off the ledge.

I want to taste them one last time
Catch me--I am jumping into the skies.

(1st vs) All the nights I waited
All the breaths I bated
Just praying that you would somehow want to make this right.

Every second chance you
Burned without a glance, you
Never seemed to care you were erasing lines.

(pre-chorus)  And I cannot be blamed
For losing this fated game
I'm not gonna play dirty like you knew.

(chorus)  I don't wanna love you, but I do.
I don't want to hear your heartbeat across the room.
I'm not afraid of falling
I'm only afraid of falling alone.
I can't take the fall anymore.

(2nd vs) "You're so masochistic--
Taste in men blacklisted
You're such a girl--how do you always go for the bad guys?"

I have no reply
Coz, darling, they are right
You were nothing but destructive for my once-healing heart.

(pre-chorus) They think that I should say
You were such a big mistake
And perhaps it's true.

And my friends all take offence
At all the screwed-up things you said
But I forgive you.
I do.

(chorus)  I don't wanna love you, but I do.
I don't want to hear your heart beat across the room.
I'm not afraid of falling
I'm only afraid of falling alone.
I can't take the fall anymore.

(3rd vs/bridge)  I don't wanna love you
I don't wanna hear you
I don't wanna light up like a fool when you say my name.

I don't wanna need you
Like a cracked heartbeat, oh
Don't leave me lying here like you let me fall.

(chorus)  I don't wanna love you, but I do.
I don't want to hear your heart beat across the room.
I'm not afraid of falling
I'm only afraid of falling alone.
I can't take your fall anymore.

You broke me open and tore me apart
But it doesn't mean my heart stops yearning for you.
Classic story of my life:
The battle between my heart and my mind.

I'm not afraid of falling
I'm only afraid of falling alone.
When I hit the ground
Will you be there?
Will you make me fly alone?

Trapped in the walls of my own design
Too strong to break, too scared to try.
But like wine you slipped into my heart
And before I knew it I was gone

Baby, baby
I was sleeping--
Until you found me I was lost.

Don't you save me--
Love comes freely.
But it comes at too high a cost.

Please don't blame me
You charged me dearly.
But your love was worth the loss.

A spirit too stubborn to ever break
Bowed to the strength of your past's mistakes.
The weak thing, to pretend to be strong
Only by pushing us out of your heart.

I let down my walls for you;
Is that so hard for you to do?
Be strong enough to fight this self-inflicted doom
Of a man ever alone coz he's too scared to love.

Baby, baby
I was sleeping--
Until you found me I was lost.

Don't you save me--
Love comes freely.
But it comes at too high a cost.

Please don't blame me
You charged me dearly.
But your love was worth the loss.

Ashes, ashes of my heart;
You damned our romance from the start.
I wish you would have known before
This mistake of yours would mar my soul.

I never knew
What love can do
I was sleeping until your lips touched mine.

Irrevocably changed me
I regret everything
For it cost me my whole life.

To have such yearning
Flames so burning
Can you move on when you've seen the cost?

My eyes are opened
To see this broken.
But I still think our love was worth the loss.

Pity. Such a loss--
Did you think love would be this much?
No. No one thought
I'd be the one to pay the cost.

You came along
Stole my heart with your life's sad song
And I wanted to help you sing again
Wish I could've known that song's end.

Let me go and let me fly
Away from  here; my soul has died
In the filthy pit of slow despair--
Is there still beauty somewhere?

No please...please, don't mind me
There's far too much for me to grieve--
For though I lost my heart and love
You lost the last chance you ever had.

A girl you didn't deserve, but she said yes;
Then you pushed her away like it was some test.
Your cheating ex screwed you more than you saw--
For now you can't let anyone in your heart at all.

Too scared to trust, unwilling to fight;
Unable to be vulnerable in anyone's eyes.
Here's the truest romance you've ever known;
It took her hard, but it took your soul.

Let me go and let me fly
Away from  here; my soul has died
In the filthy pit of slow despair--
Is there still beauty somewhere?

No please...please, don't mind me
There's far too much for me to grieve--
For though I lost my heart and love
You lost the last chance you ever had.

Wish I could be mad at what you did to me
But you weren't strong enough to fight for what you need.
And so pity fills my heart like sin
Because of you, you lost all you ever wanted....

Let me go and let me fly
Away from  here; my soul has died
In the filthy pit of slow despair--
Is there still beauty somewhere?

No please...please, don't mind me
There's far too much for me to grieve--
For though I lost my heart and love
You lost the last chance you ever had.

So don't...don't....don't mind me
I'm strong enough to breathe.
It's you. I'm so sorry.
I thought you were stronger than this, darling.....