I don’t know what
You do to my heart
To make it forget
We were ever apart
From the very beginning
I swear that I felt
A warmth that was building
And there was nothing else
I know exactly what happened
The moment my fire went out
I say it’s not your fault
But it can be no one else

And I tried to be happy
Oh, I traveled the world
Seeking sunlight so piercing
It could reach my cold soul
I swore if this ever happened
That I would be done
But I can’t break your heart
No, this is the one.

It’s the one where I give in
And let all my hope out
I take in the nothing
And I wrap it in doubt

I smile and I give up
On the try and the must
I let it wash through me
And put out the lights

I know that you’re happy
And we’ve traveled the world
But I did not find the sunlight
To pierce my hard soul

If I had to guess
I’d say that I’m done
But I cannot leave you
So, this is the one.

The one where I lay down
My weapons and shield
So tired of fighting
I finally yield

The mantle of failure
The weight of the world
Settles on my shoulders
My story’s all told.

And now the part that I play
Has faded to black
No longer on stage
I slide to the back

Let the younger ones try
Who still know hope
They hold it like stars
Harnessed with rope

And I wanted you happy
So I brought the world to you
Laid it all at your feet
The sky and oceans so blue

I understand now what happened
As I watched your heart wake
I had given my light
Leaving nothing to take

The sun I had sought
Was nowhere to be found
And the cold seeped in
From somewhere underground

I won’t take your light
I can’t take your smile
So I stand in your shadow
And I rest for a while

Success was not mine
The new chapter’s begun
And I give and I give
Yes, this is the one.