echoes

Your voice echoes through The walls of this house A silent noise you kept and Held to the clouds I think the serpent's sliding in Cause this is when it comes to an end And now you walk away When I hoped that you'd just stay And on the outside Your hands are covered in snake bites Overcast skies And I lost you to the night I'll stare at my face in the water Won't you see any farther? I'm gripping your hand even harder Hoping you'll run from the slaughter God, but the pain I've felt I'm cursing this hand that I've been dealt So I'll choose myself Why did I choose myself? So please, I hoped you'd stay Diseased, the wilted bouquet Why has the river run dry When all I hear are your cries?