"Let Me"

"LET ME"

Verse 1:
Breaking down the walls that surround you seems impossible.
I'm on the outside looking in through painted glass.
I've felt your heartbeat, but only from a distance,
In those fleeting moments that never seem to last.

Verse 2:
Trying to build a bridge between us is exhausting.
I struggle like a bird against the wind.
You draw your lines and set up your defenses
To hide the wounds time can't seem to heal.

Chorus:
Let me strip away the cloaks that hide you.
Let me hold you close without pretense.
I want to know your demons and your angels-
To stand with you without fear of consequence.
Let me be the one to cross your boundaries.
Let me be the one to know your fears-
To touch your body and the heart within it.
Let me hear the secrets no one else can hear.

Verse 3:
Fighting so hard to know you feels like a burden.
But the nights I spend without you prove even worse.
You are like the drug, and I am like the addict-
To want you is a blessing and a curse.

Verse 4:
Pushing my way toward you is becoming painful.
It's hard to love someone that has no past.
You've lived a life that you keep hidden.
How much longer can your defenses last?

Bridge:
When you're being tossed and you are sinking,
Like a ship that is lost on a stormy sea,
Let me be the one who is your anchor.
You can't save yourself from drowning- so let me.

-spraggins- april '07