"You and I"
Leaves in fall remind me of you,
Drifting through life, just as I do.
Different masks for every season,
Moods chaotic without reason.
Inspired by what you love most,
I’m haunted by the same damn ghosts;
Madness breeding in obsession,
Chasing dreams without possession.
Weeping for what’s lost forever,
Always seeking something better
Than what Fate seems bent on giving;
Loving men, but never winning.
Through your eyes, I see me breaking,
Watch the toll that life is taking;
I know you’re on that ledge, my friend,
I see you mimic my own end.
Still, what of you and I remain?
How close to death, how near the grave?
I dwell in darkness far too often,
And long for that sweet, shallow coffin.
But if you break, then I’ll break, too,
You’ll be the martyr, I the fool;
So we’ll ignore Death's fatal call,
We’ll chase the dream and dare the fall.
Oh you and I, we walk the line,
The rope so slight, so very fine.