Come to me
Take my hand
Why are you
So hard to understand?

Kiss my lips
Hold me closer.
Why do you stay
When your heart is farther away

Away
Away
Away

You are a symphony
My heart can barely grasp the key.
I cannot dance away
You know I have come to stay.

You are the skies to me
Soaring in sun-laced melody.
I cannot turn away to lose;
You are the song I choose.

Come to me
Don't berate yourself for who you are.
Choose the girl
Who will annul your every flaw.

You're scared to show
What you really want to know.
How am I supposed to stay
When you run so far away

Away
Away
Away

You are a symphony
My heart can barely grasp the key.
I cannot dance away
You know I have come to stay.

You are the skies to me
Soaring in sun-laced melody.
I cannot turn away to lose;
You are the song I choose.

I will not risk losing you;
You are the song I choose.

"Stand like an oak," cried Marcus, "stand like a Roman wall! Eldred the Good is fallen.....are you too good to fall?"

It feels like I am flying
Headfirst into the sea.
All my walls are crashing down
Give me a minute to breathe.

It feels like I am dying
Every time I fall asleep.
I don't know if from this nightmare I'll awake
Oh Lord, keep watch over me.

Oh Lord, what can I say
I've been trapped in this dream
For 22 years and counting now
Give me a minute to breathe.

I don't know what else to say
When you can't seem to hear my screams.
And yet I can't escape
With you watching over me.

And now I am surviving
My first exploration of love.
Exploring his body, exploring his soul;
Now exploring the ashes of us.

I don't want to fall into cynicism
Or the futility of a scar.
"Here I was hit last," like a bulls-eye target
To show them how you fall.

Oh Lord what can I say
When it's all seeping out of me.
22 and I've lost my soul 
Give me a minute to breathe.

Do I have to bleed my heart out
For you to even see?
How can I ever break away
With you watching over me.

Innocence lost can never be found
There's no going back once you've drowned.
This heart didn't burn out slowly
At your feet they've cast their crown.

The love of love in a true knight's tale;
Now a rusted sword hangs abandoned on the wall.
There's no one left to take this fight;
There's no one left to fall.

Oh Lord what can I say.
My heart has already sold me out.
I was reaching for perfection....
But Judas kissed me on the mouth.

They bathed me in blood to cleanse me;
Give me a minute to breathe.
I never had a chance at all
With you watching over me.

I see this all so clearly now;
His face is all I see.
And now he is lost to me forever
With you watching over me.

(Thanks go to Lewis and Nathan for the inspiration behind this one.)

The darkness pierces your soul
And yet satisfies the same.
In night the light shines truest
His love was only just a game.

To glimpse that island of truth and beauty
Perfect in its grasp of true joy despite pain.
But the journey's too long, too hard, too far;
Give up this quixotic quest, or it fades anyway.

You're hallucinating, and yes, we will overcome;
This little lamp holds all that's left of your sun.

Darling, wait, don't stop to settle just yet;
All your friends have fallen off to compromise, but you can make it till the end.
You are strong enough to see this through.
Don't give up searching for the island too.

When the creeping shadows call
May it be they'll fly away.
I still pray you won't yield the crown
This twilight hell will soon give way.

Don't turn aside in the midnight loss;
Don't be afraid to lose your heart.
The voices of the compromised wisp out like snares of the damned;
Don't be afraid to call them for what they are.

You're hallucinating, and yes, we will overcome;
This little lamp holds all that's left of your sun.

Darling, wait, don't stop to settle just yet;
All your friends have fallen off to compromise, but you can make it till the end.
You are strong enough to see this through.
Don't give up searching for the island too.

The island is only the promise of pain
And a mere gamble at the chance of truest joy.
But here with us you know is happiness;
Better settling and happy than a hell in the endless wait.

You have seen a vision, but don't trust that sight;
You have seen the sun too, but it's all a lie.
You have taken this lamp and of it a glorious thing made--

Well, if this is your reality, I'll take my mistake.

If these be hallucinations, I'll take them as such;
I'd rather my fantasy than your pathetic reality of a sun.

Hold me back, press me onward, let me fall and let done--
I'll be miserable eternal over your apathetic acceptance that this is all we can win.
I'll look for that island forever, take I a thousand wrong turns to so do--
Though all I see are your surrendered lamps, I will still believe in the sun.

A tragedy to haunt through the ages, to give up before the end;
To turn aside to happiness when joy was around that last bend.
If this is your damnation, a purgatory of seeking an eternal lost grail;
Then I'll search, and never give up the quest.
I'm seeking for that island.

 
Heaven's gates won't open for me
Really, they say, we know who you are.
A fallen angel is fallen, and angel no more;
And really, my darling, you've fallen too far.

Heaven's gates won't open for me.
Cleanse your soul, they say, by the blood of the Lamb.
Renounce your defiance; what pride have you left?
For a suppliant, you've far too much blood on your hands.

That defiance, that pride, worn like shrouds for the soul;
Stark naked before you, it's all I have left.
And I will not renounce, tribunal or no;
I'm still here gasping for your breath.

Loved and lost, and this is what you try me for?
To find this illusion I gambled my heart.
And sold my soul, you say, but I put before you--
Better to have tried and failed than to never try at all.

I would rather reach forth in bravery blind
And fail, and sin, and be willing to fall
Than for sheer cowardice never to risk my soul at all.
If this be my crime, well then, send me to hell.

Here I present you my shattered heart:
Yes, it's broken and bleeding from a thousand failed loves.
But I never stopped searching, never yielded the quest;
If this damn me today, it is worth the cost.

Heaven's gates won't open for me
Mothers, friends, sisters, lovers, their votes are cast.
Perhaps censure deserved, but damnation unearned;
Nothing free of this is meant to last.

Hell's gates are swinging loose on the hinge.
My case, like my heart: all hope is lost.
But I will not retract, for I still sought the best
That it is unobtainable is not my fault.

Heaven's gates won't open for me--
This is the price you pay when your wings are gone.
But I flew high before I fell.
I'd rather fall and fly than leave my wings decaying on the ground.

I cast my lot and lost it all--
Now I'm the one left on a lonely gray shore.
My courage a cold comfort as I'm turned off into the dark.
Heaven's gates will open for me no more.

[1st vs]  There once was a time when I soaked up your words
Like the rain---you were my sun.
I still drink them in like a poisonous draught
And still I can't get enough.

[1st pre-chorus] Almost over
The remainder of the breath of my heart
So dysfunctional
That though I've left, I'm still back at the start.

[chorus] You're gone, you're gone, you're never coming back
The last of you I've seen.
Like a ghost, you're gone forever, yet still
Haunting every piece of me.

[2nd vs] The first time I saw your anger
And chose it wouldn't be the last.
The last time I saw your face
You still hurt me with every blow you struck.

Blood leaves a stain forever
This stain on my psyche won't come out.
I pity the man who comes after
Coz darling
He's got his work cut out.

[2nd pre-chorus]  almost over
The soul of me that still puts up a fight.
So dysfunctional
I still miss your arms around me at night.

[chorus] You're gone, you're gone, you're never coming back
The last of you I've seen.
Like a ghost, you're gone forever, yet still
Haunting every piece of me.

[3rd vs]  I still wake up screaming in the night
I'm all alone to face the fears.
Funny, I never screamed like that till I met you
Oh well, at least you dried my tears.

[3rd pre-chorus]  Almost over
When you're under they say you can sleep when you're dead.
So tired
I'm ready to get a good night's sleep again.....

[end] You're gone forever and will never come back
But you still haunt every piece of me.
But even when you were with me
I was alone all along.

No rest for the wicked.
You'll sleep when you're dead.
God pity the damned
I was damned ere you kissed me.
I'm ready to sleep again.

Used to believe in the well-intentions of love
Used to find joy in a woman's smile.
Something broke irreparable two years ago
You've been losing faith for a while.

Lost in the woods of your own making
Losing pieces of your whole.
Still so young but your eyes are more broken than before
How old is your soul?

Your nature damns you even as you fight
Far too willing to just give up the ghost.
You're lucky I don't know how to lose.
I'm still in here fighting for you.

In the darkness, the only remains of your smile
The woman you love can't wait forever.
She's fading from your grasp as you're trapped in your walls
Your personal demons stealing your only chance at heaven.

A little lost bird with a dying heart and a broken wing
Falling on the ground and giving up any hope.
I will push you off this ledge and you will find that you can fly
And turn and see me the one flying right beside you.

Your nature strikes you down again and again
And you're begging me, please, let go.
You're lucky I don't know how to lose.
I won't stop fighting for you.

How lost is your faith? How old is your soul?
A broken old man trapped in the body of youth.
Falling like doom off the edge of the cliff
Don't you let go. Don't you let go.

You fight and you flee but the despair still haunts
You're only damned in your own mind.
I refuse to accept the possibility of defeat.
I won't give up this fight.

I'm ready now, here I am, don't let me go.
Forgive me for not seeing this too soon.
The woman you loved is coming back
I'll  never give up fighting for you.

How old is your soul?
I'll make it young anew.
Trust in love, just one more time;
I won't let it break faith with you.

You've been losing faith for a while.
Let yourself fall off that ledge........

You've been losing faith for a while now.
Time to win this one for good.

The way you are is appalling
The way you are with guys.
You could have any you wanted, and yet
You always go after mine.

And of course you win--how couldn't you?
We could never compete with you.
You treat him like he's just a toy
When he's the waves to your moon.

And you'll take him and love him and leave him
Or worse yet still, keep him.
He and I would be perfect, don't you even care?
But you just won't leave him alone.
All these boys in line
With their hearts in their eyes
And you take 'em out like you're on a roll.
You cold-eyed ginger
Little heartbreaker
You know you don't have a soul.

You'll take him and love him and leave him
And leave me all the pieces.
And I'll ease his heart, like you know I will
But I wish I could have him whole.

Or you'll decide to keep him
Out of spite or just coz you can.
If I knew you did love him, I'd throw in my towel
And gladly open my hands.

But you'll take him and love him and leave him
Or worse yet still, keep him.
He and I would be perfect, don't you even care?
But you just won't leave him alone.
All these boys in line
With their hearts in their eyes
And you take 'em out like you're on a roll.
You cold-eyed ginger
Little heartbreaker
You know you don't have a soul.

Your freaking red beauty
So much brighter than mine
I can never compete with you.

I've lost before I've started
And you've won without trying to.

And you'll take him and love him and leave him
Or worse yet still, keep him.
He and I would be perfect, don't you even care?
But you just won't leave him alone.
All these boys in line
With their hearts in their eyes
And you take 'em out like you're on a roll.
You cold-eyed ginger
Little heartbreaker
You know you don't have a soul.

You cold-eyed ginger
Little heartbreaker
You know you don't have a soul.

[1st vs]  I won't forget when your love comes around
You stole my first love--such a mournful sound.
You drained me dry when you let me down
Well, what goes around comes back around.

[pre-chorus]  And I searched for love without you
And I couldn't find a love half as true.

[chorus] You tear me up and you knock my heart around
You annoy me like heck but you still stick around.
With your maddening mind and your fractured soul
Can't imagine this with anyone else when they're pieces of your whole.

You can't know what it means
To know that you're the one for me.
And darling I, I'm terrified
If you don't want me like this in your life.

[2nd vs]  Your melancholy soul with your despair and your doubts
Locked behind your self-built walls hoping someone will pry you out.
The girl you loved was far too scared to know her own heart.
Well now she does, and she's come back around.

[pre-chorus]  And I searched for love without you
And I couldn't find a love half as true.

[chorus] You tear me up and you knock my heart around
You annoy me like heck but you still stick around.
With your maddening mind and your fractured soul
Can't imagine this with anyone else when they're pieces of your whole.

You can't know what it means
To know that you're the one I dream.
And darling I, I'm terrified
If you don't want me like this in your life.

[1st chorus]  You tear me up and you knock my heart around
You annoy me like heck but you still stick around.
With your maddening mind and your fractured soul
Can't imagine this with anyone else when they're pieces of your whole.

[bridge]  You are my ideal
And that's saying a lot for me.
The romantic with a hope too real
And a broken heart on her sleeve.

And I, I am lost without you
You will always be
The only one who can truly complete me.

Flaws and all
But you make me whole.

Here's my heart, in my eyes.
This time, I'm ready to say yes.

(The chorus to this song was somewhat inspired by my dear friend Hannah DeRocher, who had signed a letter to me once with the quote, "Go forth, and set the world on fire!" I had the chorus to this song back in December and that's all that I had for months, which kind of annoyed me coz I loved the premise, but thus is the muse. Then I read the Hunger Games in March, really enjoyed it, wanted to write a song about it--and then it hit me: I had the perfect song already started! Took a while, but now it's done. :p  Enjoy!)

(1st vs) A world can change in just a day
Your life was lost on a twist of fate.
Like an arrow to the heart
Now your home is to be hell.

They damned you with a smile on each face
Falling to your knees to see.
If hope will come the more you bleed
Come, it's this way.

Come out of the cave on your broken hands
You try, you fail, you fall again.
Catch your breath, grasp a stolen kiss;
See his life ebb in the mist;
You cannot win.

(pre-chorus) You lost before you started
Don't give up the broken-hearted--
The world changed when you came that day.

(chorus) When you set your world on fire
When you set your world on fire
Though your stars are falling down
You will rise above the ground
Like the sun.

When you face your greatest fears
The whole world sees but cannot hear
You'll laugh after all the pain
Saying let's do this again
When you win.

Go forth and set your world afire.

(2nd)  Win against the greatest odds
But the victory cost you all.
Did you save your life and lose this war?
You can't go back anymore.

The crown of victors has turned to thorns
But you can renew more than you know.
Now your life is not your own
Risk their lives but save their souls
Come, you can win.

The choice is yours.

(pre-chorus) You lost before you started
Don't give up the broken-hearted--
The world changed when you came that day.

(chorus) When you set your world on fire
When you set your world on fire
Though your stars are falling down
You will rise above the ground
Like the sun.

When you face your greatest fears
The whole world sees but cannot hear
You'll laugh after all the pain
Saying let's do this again
When you win.

Go forth and set your world afire.

(bridge)  The spark in the night
The one candle setting thousands alight
Go forth
Be thou
The Girl on Fire.

(chorus) When you set your world on fire
When you set your world on fire
Every hope is crashing down
Come rise and pull them from the ground
And take them down.

When you rise unto your dreams
Give back their crown of victory.
You'll laugh and throw it in their face
And say I'll take you on again
When you win.

Go forth
And set your world
On fire.

your love for me was like to be
a falling chord, a symphony;
a trembling tear, the rising sea;
a heart once loved, now left to be.

amazing grace, how sweet the sound;
the wretch who loved me can't be found.
amazing grace, and i can't sing;
who died and gave this crown a king?

your love for me, so cast adrift;
give back the sounding for the ship.
if hope's the anchor for the soul
my soul is anchored no more.

i am, i am; he said, i am.
and yet we still slipped through his hand.
i cursed my god for truth so raw;
and they all said, hallelujah.

your love for me was meant to be
the purest thing a girl could see.
who would've known your lips lying
would take even the songs I sing?

they promise hope with empty words;
they promise the world from an empty church.
you still pursue me in my dreams;
I cannot forgive what you cannot sing.

if hope and faith anchors the soul
my fading soul anchors no more.

i cursed my god for truth so raw;
and all he could say was, hallelujah.