I woke up this morning,
alone and ready to go.
You tried to talk to me,
but the voice was another echo.
I've heard it all before.
These things you want to say.
I slipped on my dress,
said Remember This,
and turned and walked away.
The heels hit the pavement,
my boots clogging away.
I never turned my head down,
I was too afraid I'd stay.
My heart racing, pulse aching,
soul throbbing in pain.
I can't leave without a fight,
on this I know you're right.
And God I wish it wasn't this way.
You grab my arm, pull me around
with just one more thing to say.
Remember This. And you seal it with a kiss,
your lips so wet with pain.
Forget the rest, hold on to the best,
and maybe there will come another day.
I closed my eyes, not sure what I'd say.
So sincere, yet so unclear.
Should I still walk away?
You took my hand and led me back,
so easily I caved.
Remember This, I heard you say,
as you whispered my name.
And suddenly all these moments felt the same.
Was it wrong to want of you
more than I could have?
Was it merely a dream, an echo, it seems,
from some distant land?
I open my eyes, look to the sky
and see the stars overhead.
I held you close and held you tight
and lay flowers on your solemn bed.
Remember This. Two simple words.
All the stone under the tree said.
I'll visit you, you know I will.
Soon enough. Just like you always said.
Soon enough, the blood rolls down
and my body falls.
Just one more fight to end them all.
My heart stops beating, my soul stops breathing.
I lie quiet and I wait.
You appear ever so near, and take my hand again.
Remember This. On my lips, a kiss
as my body waits right next to yours.
The second stone,
name unknown,
placed there to rest.
Same tree, same nest,
same simple words blessed.
Remember This.
Forget the rest.
