The dimness of the light
That's coming from your eyes
When you look at me and try
To paint clouds on the sky
Rolling in a storm
Made out of sand
While there's peace in my head
And silence in her hands
Well I held your dream, when I thought I was enough
And I was there, oh when times got rough
In darkness I saw hell, couldn't you tell?
That it was me, it was me, it was me who loved you

But I
Ive got nothing but love
Oh, I've got nothing but love for you
But it's driving me mad
Must be what we had

She's an artist and a thief
Who want's to paint something real
Like the sun or the moon
And there's nothing she won't steal
So when you finally see
The constellations breathe
On the ceiling of your room
But in the morning they'll leave
Well I held your dream, when I thought I was enough
And I was there, oh when times got rough
In darkness I saw hell, couldn't you tell?
That it was me, it was me, it was me who loved you

But I
Ive got nothing but love
Oh, I've got nothing but love for you
But it's trying me mad
Must be what we had

But I
Ive got nothing but love
Oh, I've got nothing but love for you
But it's driving me mad
Must be what we had


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