The Hands That Used to Hold Me

Hold my eyelids open and secure my hanging head
 Digging shards of bone from both our feet
 Removing teeth to free what's left of sentences unsaid
 Ensuring my last breath echoes relief
 We ignore the sound of two dissolving souls
 As our home disintegrates into a grave
 Rebuilt above burnt earth to be sure
 Nothing else can grow
 You left as I was dreaming
 But when I opened my eyes
 You swore you were still here
 Preserving footprints in the colour of our blood
 And as our veins ran dry you swore you were still here
 Suffocate me in my sleep
 The weight of my belief will bury me
 Suffocate me in my sleep
 The weight of my belief will bury me
 I felt your presence fleeing long before you took your leave
 You swore you were still here
 Leaving small incisions in the hands that used to hold me
 And as our veins ran dry you swore you were still here
 Hold my eyelids open and secure my hanging head
 Digging shards of bone from both our feet
 Removing teeth to free what's left of sentences unsaid
 Ensuring my last breath echoes relief
 We ignore the sound of two dissolving souls
 As our home disintegrates into a grave
 Rebuilt above burnt earth to be sure
 Nothing else can grow
 You swore you were still here
 You swore you were still here