Formerly Free

She was just another girl Spun from different skin Showed me to another world Sought me from within Troubled by the way I loved Couldn't see the stars My hands are covered in her blood Now my grave has been marked I tried to tell you To stay away But you wouldn't listen You said, "It's okay" But you don't understand me No, you just can't see There's miles behind me Of the formerly free She was such a pretty girl Spitfire full of wine Short ride on love's tilt-a-whirl Never truly mine Learning to see through my eyes And listen with my ears I'm searching for my unearned prize Tryna conquer my fears You know I warned you Just to stay away But you kept coming closer Saying, "It's okay" Don't think you understand me Don't think you can see That there's miles behind me Of the formerly free Didn't I try to tell you Just to stay away Why'd you keep coming closer Why'd you think it's okay Wish that you'd understood me Wish that you could see Trouble's coming with me For the formerly free I don't wanna find you With the formerly free Oh, I can't bear to see you Become formerly free