Everything You Love

Your little nails, bitten back and snarling Speak volumes upon volumes, my darling Out of reach of the light of day In a veil of dirty lace With a heart made of wood and a bruise on your face You were given a choice between fire and ice I can see you now, clear as a bell With your arms full of thorns and your heart like a well Holding your arms clenched to your chest A song in your throat and a tongue at rest Your eyes are searching boldly For a stronger one to hold you A softer bed to warm you For every man to swarm you But if you could just wait patiently I can see him standing in front of me So fold your arms to your chest A song in your throat and a tongue at rest But everything you love with leave, at best For until you’re alone you will know no rest I still see you standing so solemn and cold In a white dress and blindfold, knee deep in the snow With the birch trees just like swords Touching the sky in a silent horde Like an army of your past strifes Frozen for a lifetime I can see you now, clear as a bell With your arms full of thorns and your heart like a well Folding your arms clenched to your chest But everything you love with leave, at best But everything you love with leave, at best For until you’re alone you will know no rest