Let It Die

Starset

I cut you into pieces
Searching for your imperfections
I had plans to make you whole
But all my threads couldn't stop the bleeding
There's nothing left, but I'm not leaving
When all I know is you

I've been looking for a way
To bring you back to life
And if I could find a way,
Then I would bring you back tonight
I'd make you look, I'd make you lie
I'd take the coldness from your eyes
But you told me, if you love me
Let it die

Your eyes stare right through me
Ignoring my failed attempts to
Breathe back life into your veins
But I can't start your cold heart beating
You're so far gone, but I'm not leaving
When all I know is you

I've been looking for a way
To bring you back to life
And if I could find a way,
I would bring you back tonight
I'd make you look, I'd make you lie
I'd take the coldness from your eyes
But you told me, if you love me
Let it die

And you left me more dead
Than you'll ever know
When you left me alone

I've been looking for a way
To bring you back to life
And if I could find a way,
I would bring you back tonight
I'd make you look, I'd make you lie
I'd take the coldness from your eyes
But you told me, if you love me
Let it die

Let it die
Let it die
Let it die


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    Memory

    I believe He is real... But all these people, they have so many facts; they made me see reality. Reality- What a cold, dark, lonely place it is. He died. That day, my life changed forever. I wanted to kill them. I wanted to get revenge; to bring Him back, I suppose. I searched for His imperfections, never to find the cure for them. There wasn't enough science. Never enough facts to bring Him back to me. I was so hateful; at times, I still am. Hating them all. Everything, everyone, it was all worthless. All of it was dead. Then... He told me, Let it die.

    Reality- How diluted it truly was. In the midst of death- There it is.

    NameIsMailboxon January 03, 2015   Link

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