Cold

All freezing, alone in desperation
All we said and didn't in hesitation
Where to go, what to find from here, I know not
And when you looked at me the last time, all that I thought

Was if my eyes never fell upon your face again
And if my lips never scorched the skin of yours again
Then I would stumble, weary, bleak and blind for all I knew
Was that I was always supposed to grow gray and old together with you

So take me by the hand
Wrap me in your arms
Tell me you forgive my every lie
Say you will forget
So you will not regret
Leaving the love of your life high and dry

For I wish to avoid
The path of solitude
The one of salty tears burning my face
So take me by the arm
Keep me safe from harm
I'll do my best to earn my rightful place

I yearn to think
That dying an untimely death
Is the only way out for me
And when you slammed the door shut on our love
The one I had already opened
The strings of my heart snapped
As I fell to the ground

So take me by the hand
Wrap me in your arms
Tell me you forgive my every lie
Say you will forget
So you will not regret
Leaving the love of your life high and dry

But I know it's unreal
To ask of you to stay
My betrayal is one hard pill to swallow
With one foot out the door
You bid me a farewell
It's hard for me not after you to follow

But be that as it may
I've made my bed now, too
And lie in it I must to take the high road
Remember me without
The pain and hate and rage
For I'll forever bear this painful load alone