Plane Crash

Mixed feelings
Here they stayed
Like sitting in
A crashing plane
The attendant arrives
And asks if I'm fine
A "yes" is released
But I'm screaming inside
You see, they didn't know we were crashing
Wouldn't see the windows blasting
Blind to all my grasping
But I was so tired of asking
Well, part of me in denial
Part of me so sure
Most of me upset
None of me assured
I was positive
And not at all
I saw the plane
About to fall
But there I stayed
Right through it all
So call it brave
Or not at all
But they all left
They were afraid
Mixed feelings, I said
Mixed feelings, I say
I kept my distance
But never ran
Never told anyone
They'd never understand
I was mad at myself
But I knew inside
I'd go down with this plane
Even if I died
I almost wanna
Step onto the stage
And yell at those who would've blamed
"You ran, and I stayed."
So strapped onto that seat
Windows shattered around me
Stubborn as anything,
I watched the others flee
Yeah, there was never a someone else
Exactly why I was mad at myself
Theirs changed every couple of months
But I stayed right in that seat belt
That's why.
A plane, a plane
It's almost like a train
So maybe I'd wait
See how much I could take
The shards of glass cut through my cheek
I was sure they'd find my heart
Which jumped to my throat as we went down
To the end, this was the start
Sorry I had to rant about this
But a plane crash is kind of a big deal
And that seemed like the only analogy
Of describing was that was like to feel
Maybe if I strapped you to the seat
And broke all the controls
Maybe you'd feel how I felt
Know what it was like to be alone
Yeah, in a plane all alone
Not an ounce of hope
You don't believe anything
Except words of your own
Which just happened to tell you
You're crashing now
Do you hear that alarm there?
That's the only sound
Other passengers found
A way to get out
They even offered you a parachute
But you turned it down
And that's how it felt
Inside that seat belt
Inside of those shoes
Refusing to melt
Yeah, if you were there you'd see
How it feels and what it means.
Then I opened up my eyes--
The airplane crashed, but I survived
Couldn't believe I was still alive
"There is no way," but there was this time
And things happened, strange things
Hope came and changed things
No words for it, pessimist me
Still I could hardly believe
So this is how it feels to be free
And this is how it feels to finally breathe
And this is how it feels to not be alone
Yeah, this is how it feels to have a home

Greater

"You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world."

And so she hoped you'd remember this.

1 John 4:4

The Edge of a Cliff

On the flat of a cliff
Standing there on the tip
I look over the edge
And I think I might slip

Only water below
Anything but shallow
Was I this scared the night
I flew through the window?

The future's somewhere
Out to it we all stare
But will I die
Before I get there?

It's almost as if
The fire that was lit
Was made to destroy me
On the edge of a cliff

Clouds roll above me
Sea churns below me
My hair blows around
As the winds surge behind me

And I'm sure now
I'm about to go down
But a hand grasps my arm
And I turn around

You're there, clad in green
Come to save me?
"Don't you remember? You can fly,"
Are the words that you speak

Bold.

She told me to go and do something
Maybe find an identity
So maybe I'll go and try something
Ignoring my fragility
I could chop off all my hair
And dye it something strange
I could learn to play the drums
Yeah, maybe then I'd change
I could get onto a skateboard
Figure out a couple tricks
I could play guitar and sing some
Maybe then my name would stick
I could go all out as hipster
Put my hipster clothing on
I could join a public school
And prove everybody wrong

Before

When a layer of gray
Covers the sky
And a sheet of rain
Starts on its flight
I'll turn from the window
And open a door
Step out of the shadows
To the world of "before"
So once I have witnessed
Some of the past
I can face the future
And I can hold fast

Flood

I'm in my corner of the castle
That's what my father said
I'd say it's pretty humble
A dresser, a desk, a bed
But if you look a little closer
You'll see a whole lot more
You'll maybe see the rhymes
All hung up on my door
My friends, you see, are poets
And I read their pretty words
So funny, 'cause they all think
Their voice is never heard
Moving on, just pay attention
And you'll spot a recurring theme
A thread of Peter Pan here
And Neverland, a dream
It's beautiful, it's on my wall
You'd never understand
How I care so much for a place
Where time is never planned
There sits upon my dresser
A fairytale of old
About a friend who entered
Into her life, so cold
He changed some things forever
A silhouette before the moon
As he's shown inside a painting
And he's always gone too soon
Other pictures on my dresser
Also capture that boy
And he smiles, right next to her
And he fills her life with joy
There's a bucket on the floor
With the fragments of a used-to-be
Scraps of who I once was
Of thirteen-year-old Emily
Inside the bucket float a hundred words
The words of centuries
That's what it feels like, anyway
Over time, written to me
You know, I'm never gonna sleep again
The pillow is practically useless
I think at night of how I'll get away
Maybe someday I'll actually do it
Sometimes the slience cuts at my mind
It tries to drown out my voice
And I don't get dreams as often as I'd like
It's like the quiet won't give me a choice
Maybe I had too much in my head
And there wasn't enough room for a dream
So I read words of others while I'm kept awake
Sometimes I do it just so I won't scream
You have no idea
How many times
I've watched myself run down that sidewalk
Get out of this place
There's not enough space
For my feelings, my wishes, and my thoughts
In the woods my head would explode
Not literally, of course
And my thoughts would fly out everywhere
Splatter onto the trees with such force
And my mind would be free
Oh, free as can be
And that day I'd be able to think
Maybe I'd keep walking somewhere
Your house isn't too far from there
But though I've seen myself run off
I still have yet to go
Stupid worries for a teenage girl's safety
Keep me here, bound with a rope
I wish I could stroll off alone
But that would be dumb for me
My lucky brother gets out on his own
But I'm stuck here and tied to a tree
Maybe that's why I blow up sometimes
Too much interaction with humans
Never getting much time by myself
But one day I just want to do it
I apologize, it's late
And here I am writing again
My mind has left me here
I don't know when this post will end
I'm glad you had your place
Even if it's rather gone now
'Cause we all need to get away
From all and everything we're around
I don't want to let go sometimes
Scratch that-- all the time
But two magnets must wait for a while
Well, these days I don't have to lie
I'll open my window
And climb to the ground
With the bricks that jut outwards
From the side of the house
And the thoughts that I let go
Inside of my room
Will flood out from behind me
"He leaves too soon."
I don't know what's going on
Inside this brain of mine
But I know much less of what's going on
In the heart that still beats inside
For your sake, I'll now depart
And maybe get some sleep
With the frequent thought still in that heart
It's too soon when you leave

My Phrase

Ever since summer
I've been saying this phrase
It falls from my mouth
Every minute of every day
Now the year starts to close
But I repeat it always
"There is no way,
"There is no way."

You know, I never
Thought things could change
In the form that I hoped for
Every day
But they did, and to this moment
I will still say
"There is no way,
"There is no way."

Flashback

Because wow.
I told you once, from looking here.
A lot can happen in a year.

Christmas Eve

No, I will not sleep
Of course, it's Christmas Eve!
This happens naturally
It flows in my bloodstream

No, I cannot sleep
Instead I'll write and read
But not that I would sleep
If it wasn't Christmas Eve

Feathered.

Wait for me,
Just wait for me
Don't leave me behind
I wanna be free
But my voice was drowned out
And the birds didn't care
So I'm left down here running
To shout at the air
Up ahead is a cliff
But my feet do not stop
Oh no, I keep running
What if I fall off?
Thorns cut my legs
Thorns I've known all my life
I just wanna escape,
Is that such a crime?
Here's the barbed-wire fence
And my legs only move
I'm not slowing down, darling,
What do I do?
I can feel the blood
Seeping through my clothes
I would cry for help
But I'm all on my own
My dear, I see the edge
The end is coming now
But when I fall, maybe I'll
Grow wings on the way down

Over It

Because you'll spend your whole life
Trying to outdo someone else
And the both of your eyes
Will be focused on yourself
The life of a teenage girl
Just has the instinct to compare
But wake me if I fall asleep
Because I really just don't care
I can feel it from the moment
That I walk out of this house
All these girls still look at me
Trying to figure me all out
And if I don't look quite as good
Then they will walk away so pleased
And now and then I get
A haughty look made just for me
But if that teenager feels threatened
Like maybe I am a big deal
Then oh boy, I'm now in trouble
It doesn't matter how I feel
Here's to all of you who judge
To all of you want to win
I won't play your game of luck
I'm completely over it

Architect

But you're already an architect
You've built me a world that I can't forget
You've created so many memories
And so many still haven't happened yet

Spark

You sat on a stone
Just there on your own
A few yards away from the crowd
I turned to my right
And for the first time
I asked if I too could sit down

The future came up
In conversation
We both confessed something that day
And maybe a spark
Was something to start
We both said we'd rid life of change

Damsel in Distress

My pursuers found me
They tied me at the stake
Using the thickest ropes, they
Bound me from arms to waist

An audience around me
To watch the hated die
I'm sure I'll disappoint them
'Cause I don't plan to cry

So send your arrows flying
And burn your torches lighting
Keep killing me, keep trying
But I will go down fighting

You shot me, you made me this mess
You've been chasing me, I've had no rest
I'm a damsel, and I'm in distress
But trust me, I can handle this

Do you really think
I'll fall to the floor?
There's no stopping me
They've all tried before

I'll free myself from the ropes
I'll escape the fire
I can get out all on my own
If the situation's dire

So send your arrows flying
And burn your torches lighting
Keep killing me, keep trying
But I will go down fighting

You shot me, you made me this mess
You've been chasing me, I've had no rest
I'm a damsel, and I'm in distress
But trust me, I can handle this

I'm a damsel in distress
But I can handle this

Gray

I think I'm about to
Paint the windows with sky blue
Brush some clouds on the curtains
And draw the sun-- almost bright as you

DNA

It's sewn into my DNA
It's written into all my names
Under my skin in every place
It's stitched into my very face

Let me fall into this couch
Let me never come back out
Let me never hear the sound
Of myself letting someone down

Echo

How many things will I not write?
How many things will I not
Just yet let reach your sight?

But he's forming a voice
And drowning me out
There's no talking
About it now
I just wanted something
To call my own
I just wanted a name
To not be alone
Will I only fade
Into an echo?
And shall he, too,
Cast me as his shadow?

Six Feet Down

Stuck here
In between
Hoping
I have something

They just
Bury me
Don't want
To be nothing

Put me
Six feet down
Forget
I existed

Hear me
Screaming out
Maybe
If you listened

The Decade-Old Boy

Sweet little boy
Running around the house
With shorts and a t-shirt
In December
Shivering.

He loves me
He hugs me
He looks up
And cares for me
And I don't deserve it.

There's an old voice in my head
That's holding me back




("Little Talks," Of Monsters and Men.)

Trapped.

If worry's not a waste of time
Then I'm so productive at night
"Just go to sleep."
"Well Mom, I try."
But I paint scenes when I
Close my eyes
I wonder now
Who will survive?
Wait-- what the heck
Is wrong with my mind?
The worst things happen
All the time
"What if you lose them?"
This is my crime
What if I lose him?
I lie there and cry
The worst occurs
With every rhyme
Someone please help me
Escape from my mind.

Dust

But I'll blow upwards
To the sky from the ground
I'll be pushed to the air
I'll never come down
To never settle back
To never have a name
To be a rolling stone
To never find a place
Until the memory of me
Is all carried away
Until the thought of Emily
Is but a word that's been changed
And like dust I shall travel
A thought in the breeze
So maybe one day
Someone would remember me

The Best Poem Ever

Ooooh, great.
This is gonna be one of those days.
I miss someone.
A lot.

...

Dang it.

The Glory Days

We laugh about it,
He and I
He comes into my room
Day and night
We talk about depression
Turn it into a little "session"
The lost boy's understanding
That's my new confession
We pour out our hearts
And just groan some days
We both fall apart
In separate ways
Still, at the same time
I'll tell you right away
This is the time of our lives
These are the glory days
And it's only getting better
I think we both know
A brother who cares
Wherever I go
A punch in the arm
Followed by a grin
He enters every time
And I'm his therapist

So remind me one last time
And I will let go

Say.

Once there was a time when I knew my name
A pleasant little time when I had a face
The girl who played tag
And capture the flag
The tomboy in green
Who loved The Flash

As much as I say I miss those days
I'm glad that they're done, they have a place
And I have moved on
I'm still going strong
I finally know
Where I belong

A twelve-year-old girl was on her own
She knew who she was, but had no home
But no one ever cared, and
No one ever asked
So she turned around, saying,
"Don't look back."

The memories come, looking back right now
And I must say that I laugh out loud
'Cause this is my place
I'm so glad you came
I finally found
I have something to say

Hole in the Daylight

So she spreads her angel wings
And reminds the world that life is beautiful
She shows this place amazing things
Thus leaving me, a mere shadow

"But Peter, how do we get to Neverland?"

"Fly, of course!"

"But I don't know how to fly."

"I'll teach you!"

Safe and Sound

Through the gutter
And out the pipe
Goes all the water
I hear tonight
I know you don't like it
When water pours
Through atmosphere's
Unclosing doors
So then, I'm sorry,
I will say
That all of that
Happened today
Still, I'd like
To say we're safe
In memories
Of yesterday
I hope that all is well for you
In truth, I hope to see you soon
Still, we're both under one moon
Even if it's disappeared from view
So rain, rain,
Pour on down
But you and I
Will be safe and sound
Allow me to say,
That someday, somehow,
We'll finally
Figure all this out
Under so much pressure,
So much doubt
But you and I
Will be safe and sound
Because if life is like ice skating
Then I'd know most of all
That some days you fly smoothly
And some you just fall
But if both your hands
Never leave that wall
Well, would you ever live?
Or would you just crawl?
So I make mistakes
Tripping over my skates
And yet I know that the ice under me
Will not break
This foundation, you see,
Is not going to shake
And it helps that you help me
Along the way
Peter was a middle child
And Wendy was not the oldest
But keep a secret: through all their trials
They may have grown the boldest
That's the first time she skated to Neverland
And oh, what fun it was
And you know she could barely stand
But like flying, it only takes trust
So don't forget
You're in my head
I pray before
I go to bed
And these words that I say
Will carry on in my sleep
For the tests that you take
And the confidence you keep
So don't worry,
It'll all turn out
Keep our heads up,
And stand our ground
Then when we fly,
We won't come down
And you and I
Will be safe and sound

The Deaf, the Blind

I want to say one thing,
Just one thing,
That could help or please you

Wish I could say one thing,
Just something,
To let you know I see you

If you would just listen
To one thing,
I'd tell you how I need you

How Long?

But she looks up at me
And so much is unsaid
And I can't do this

Slide

Across the ice
And by your side
The skates draw maps
As we both slide

Tsunami

So I fall back on the Rock
That I built my house on
And thank God my foundation
Was where it belonged

Intervention

And when my head's still hurting
From uselessly crying so hard
When my mind is aching
From trying to reach out so far

When my words are wicked
And used to attack my own heart
Then that's when you intervene
To save me from falling apart

So if you need me
I'll be here
Stuck in frustration
On the border of tears
I've fallen short again
Just praying for an end
Maybe I can work it out
If not, I might pretend

Five Feet

But it's not just you
So don't be afraid
Some nights I'd rather
Just stay awake

Sleep is too risky
'Cause I close my eyes
Who on earth knows what
Could happen tonight

It perplexes me so
Why does my mind
Create a scene where I'm losing you
Every time?

I can't comprehend
It's one way, then the next
And they tell me to sleep,
But I'm trying my best

It's worse than most pain
And I'm so confused
My idiot mind thinks of
All I could lose

You're not alone in this
No, it's not just you
'Cause believe me when I say
I get them too

I can't understand
I can't even try
I don't even know
So please tell me,
Why?

Five Letters

I have four letters
On my hand
Well, five, 'cause I don't
Know who I am
They define me
My strengths and flaws
We read me out loud
It said it all
And now I'm limited
To just five letters
But maybe this
Could still be better

Farther

Waiting
Just a
Second
Longer

Hoping
Maybe
I'll be
Stronger

Leaving
Only
Becomes
Harder

Driving
Only
Makes you
Farther

Ghost Towns

'Cause these are the ghost towns
Nobody's home
I told you I know how it feels,
All alone
If they won't keep their promise,
I'll just keep my own
So please leave your message
After the tone

The echoes and winds just keep
Singing their song
As if we were begging them
To please go on
They speak to us, telling me
How I was wrong
Welcome, the bitter,
Here you belong

Whirlwind

Who's that in the looking glass?
I think that too much time has passed.
They didn't say it'd fly this fast,
So who's that in the looking glass?

The Flaw

So tell me I should get it
And tell me I should know
But as the years keep passing
I can't find the way to go

So tell me to be different
But different in your terms
I can be myself, if you agree
That myself really works

But what if I run?
What if I just go?
What if I don't need a plan,
And what if I don't have to know?
Yeah, what if I live?
Would you remember me?
And what if I was visible,
So much that you could see?

What if I run?

So tell me I'm imperfect
Tell me like I don't know
I'm a flaw inside your system, world
A flaw that you can't hold

Tell me this is the part
Where we all find who we are
But I've searched near and far,
It must be cut into the stars

But what if I run?
What if I just go?
What if I don't need a plan,
And what if I don't have to know?
Yeah, what if I live?
Would you remember me?
And what if I was visible,
So much that you could see?

Second star to the right
All the dreams in my mind
Don't be shocked or surprised
When we suddenly fly

Because we could run
We are not alone
We'll stay alive in this mundane,
'Cause there's a safe place we can go
Oh, what I would give
For you to be right here with me
Somehow to you I'm visible,
And finally I'm seen

So what if we run?

There She Is

If it's time for honesty
I'll give it at it's best
If you don't want to see the ugly me
You shouldn't read the rest
You see,
I'm aiming at the center of a target
And me,
Well my arrows miss the farthest
Step out of this house
She's right behind me
And I swear
Their eyes compare
But I am never seen
Thin, messy hair
Tell you I don't care
A face with zero make up
Wish that I'd just shut up
Bad posture, bad name
If girls like competition
Then I'm losing the game
I really don't need their opinions
I've known that my whole life
But I'd like to be my own
That's what I've wanted all this time
Appearance is so petty
I've probably told you how I hate it
But it's not just that that torments
And I will not try to change it
Well, you should know that I struggle
I have many doubts
Give me an ounce of grace
'Cause I'm being open now
Sometimes I look around me
With more than just my eyes
And what I notice scares me
While I turn left and right
Around me is but a breath
And nobody is there
Around me is but a breath
Just a breath of empty air
It's one of the flaws sown into my skin
That I feel like I'd walk miles
Before I find someone who cares
I've been like this for a while
And I fight it
Gosh, I fight it
I do everything I can
I burn and I ignite it
Trust me, I've tried it
I've knotted
And I've tied it
I wrote it on some paper
And posted on my blog
I've thrown it through the window
I've turned it to a song
But no matter what
It always comes to haunt
And no matter what
It kills me all day long
I just have to lose it
And know it
Tell myself
I'm my own
Tell myself
It's okay
I could never be
Never will
Wouldn't seem
To exist that way
Wouldn't know
I shouldn't be
Won't be
Can't be
I am not
Alone

Reunion

Another empty night
Where nothing belonged
A cold and dark sky
It all felt so wrong
And yet just too right
'Cause it was what I was used to
An internal fight
'Cause not anymore, I know the truth
My eyes searched
And found what wasn't there
What wasn't there vanished
No matter how much I cared
I'm uselessly reaching
To catch it instead
And yet I don't want to see you
Because you'll leave me again
Whatever I do,
It doesn't work
And it's bittersweet,
But it still hurts
Well, I guess that it will make the reunion
Five times better
Because as one of the best people once said,
It's been five-ever

Could Have Been Me

It's true, I feel for them so much

And my mind isn't out of touch

I want to help, to be their krutch

But I'm on the outside and such

Because in the right time

At a different place

With the right rhymes 

At another pace

In some other life

A separate world

With a different strife

But the same girl

In another state

In a different scene

With another fate

That could have been me

Vacancy

A vacancy walks by my side
It stays too close and matches my stride
You know, it should be you and I
But there's no chance of that tonight

The Quiet

If a laugh would carry to you the words
That I can never get out
Then that would solve most everything
About the quiet I carry around

Get Up

And I fall
Most of all
I hang my failures
On the wall
Reminding myself
Why I crawl

Why, why
Why do I try?
Why don't I give up?
I'll always cry
Like autumn leaves
I'll whither and die

But those are words
Just words I've heard
From the mouth of
A flightless bird
I must keep in mind
That I won't die
That bird's not me
'Cause I can fly

So when I wish I was someone else
I have to learn to tell myself

"Get up, get up
You haven't lost yet
You have enough
So don't forget
You'll make it,
Though your eyes are wet
And though you're full of
Dark regret
This is a battle,
Not a bet
So get up, get up
'Cause you haven't lost yet."

Shadow

And if you have lost your shadow
I will sew it back on for you
I'll be neat and I'll be gentle
For you there's nothing that I wouldn't do

Unclever

The very first time I did this 

I was scared to even start

Almost couldn't hit "publish"

It's nonsense from my heart

Because my fall-back

When I'm weak and when I'm strong

Is to translate it to rhymes 

To a post that lasts so long

And now it's second nature

I come here and drop it off

So if anybody reads this

I'm sorry for it all

And it's okay if you find it

Unoriginal, unclever

I find it that way myself

Different words just put together

But I have to get it out somehow.

You see, I'm not so fond of mirrors

Because they demand perfection

They limit who I am

To my idiot reflection

I wish to be so much more

I could be someone who stands

I want to be more inside

Who knows? Maybe I am.

There's a lovely girl in the mirror

And it's evident, she's more within

She doesn't even have to try

It's not a fight she has to win

She's absolutely beautiful 

If she was gone they would all miss her

In front of the sink, she stands next to me

For this girl's my older sister

And I'm sorry

But I'm being real

It's not me

But something I feel

And again, it's okay

But they can be so blind

Wrapped up in everything else

It takes more than their eyes

The dandelion and the rose

Each of them sprouts up and grows

On different paths they both will go

There are some things you never know

Greenie

Something changed in him this year
A little brother got old fast
And I can talk to him for once
Yeah, I can talk to him at last

He started writing on his blog
It's something I adore
Because he feels the way we do
He's more mature than he was before

I gotta say, you surprised me kid
With all that you have said and done
But I was only shocked a little bit
'Cause when they didn't believe you, I was the one

I always knew that you were deep
It shone inside your eyes
It came out when you spoke to me
So this was really no surprise

First Step

I don't know how to start my day
I don't want me to be this way
But I still feel that you're in pain
It's something I can't take away

I can't seem to get out of bed
As though you'll fall on my first step
Memories run through my head
So I hold on, pray, then try again

100-Foot-Long Shovel

Thus, my dear, I will dig you out.

Okay.

Please, please,
Be okay
I'm begging you,
Just be okay
I don't want to lose you
To this pain
I don't want to lose you
Not today
And today will end,
The sun will fade
The moon and stars
Will take its place
With a new dawn comes
Another way
And darling,
We will be okay.

Bleeding

I can't be fake
This I can't take
I'm bending now
I think I'll break
I'm hopeless and I'm sorry
But I'm too weak to tell you
So I bleed a thousand tears
'Cause I don't know what else to do
It's the dreams again
It's the scene again
I'm feeling so much
I might scream again
And I laugh about how great I am
And I pretend I'm like some Superman
They don't understand
That I really can't
I may have great plans
But I can barely stand
I don't save the world
I am just a girl
Who can't make ends meet
In the storm that swirls
And I'm sorry for all that I do
But I beat myself up so much
And I can't have you doing it too
The cold is coming
Clouds govern the sky
The trees are dying
And so am I
But I'm not the same
Because when I'm in pain
I end up shoving them away
So please don't stay
Is what I'll say
Leave me alone and
Leave me the blame

But still, I think I'll make it.

stains

Why do all the words I say
Only stress and frustrate?
I'm only getting looks of hate
And I'm the reason it's this way

All my anger lashes out
On the mirror-girl I found
And I keep throwing her down
All my clothes are bloodstained now

The Forest (of Frivolous Thoughts)

This is a place I want to be
Late at night while studying
But my bed simply holds me
I'm lying here but cannot sleep
Keep coughing myself awake
Choking on each breath I take
Feel my lungs begin to shake
How long till I breathe the same?
You may have noticed
Or caught it by now
When I'm distressed
The rhymes pour out
Other times I close my eyes
But the gears in my head still spin and fly
No rest for the ponderers of future and life
No rest for the thinkers of truth and of lies
And she was to be sent into a forest
Where trees and leaves numbered her thoughts
Then in autumn when they fell and died
New ones replaced those that were lost
She would wander this place at night
Looking up through the leaves to find starlight
But there was nothing of the sort so bright
And so she stayed captive in her mind
Whenever she turns, you know, she finds you there
Then she shakes her head clear
And tries to take a breath of air
But you somehow always remain
Just never quite real enough
And there's so much she thinks to say
But it always seems too much
Because you're always in those woods
And a million miles away
I'd do anything that I could
If I could just get you to stay
But there's still no place that's farther than
Yours when I lie awake
I would swear my shoelaces are tied
To the trees inside these woods
Because when I close my eyes
I'm not sleeping like I should