Note: This song is a duet. Italics represents singer 1, normal text represents singer 2 and bold represents both singers singing together.
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[Intro]
You're holding my hand, leading me out of hell
Teaching me to laugh at the fire, to dance across the battlefield
And show me we are the beginning and end of everything
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[Verse 1]
You're holding my heart, guiding me through the pain
Teaching me patience, showing me safety
Saying we are the beginning and end of everything
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[Chorus]
I swear I'm not hurting, swear I'm not hurting
Just press a knife to my heart and I'll let you draw blood
Promise I don't crave your embrace
Just want you to hold me
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What is love if it doesn't bleed?
What are we if not cursed for eternity?
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[Verse 2]
I'm stranded, suffocating
You can't be my lifeboat anymore
I'm stranded, suffocating
You can't be my refuge anymore
I'm stranded, suffocating
You can't be my hero anymore
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[Chorus]
I swear I'm not hurting, swear I'm not hurting
Just press a knife to my heart and I'll let you draw blood
Promise I don't crave your embrace
Just want you to hold me
❀
What is love if it doesn't bleed?
What are we if not cursed for eternity?
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[Verse 3]
So come back to me, come back to me
I've blamed myself for the mask you hide behind
I blame myself for the darkness drowning you
I'm sorry I let the light bleed into night
I'm sorry I left you there
On your hands and knees in a silent prayer
I'm sorry I left you there
Heart in your palms in a screaming plea
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[Verse 4]
So come back to me, come back to me
Can't you see what they do to me?
You're the only one who can make me free
So come back to me, come back to me
The light is night and I've buried my fight
Couldn't you see what they did to me?
You were the only one who could've made me free
You were the only one I wished to set me free
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[Chorus]
I swear I'm not hurting, swear I'm not hurting
Just press a knife to my heart and I'll let you draw blood
Promise I don't crave your embrace
Just want you to hold me
❀
What is love if it doesn't bleed?
What are we if not cursed for eternity?
❀
[Bridge]
So save me, save me
So let me save you, just let me save you
You're drowning and I'm handing you air
I'm drowning but I won't steal your breath
I'm dying but I won't let you bleed
So show me safety, show me the past
And tell me, tell me one more time
We are the beginning and end of everything
I'm jumping but I won't let you fall
I'm dying but I won't let you bleed
'Cause we are the beginning and end of everything
❀
[Chorus]
I swear I'm not hurting, swear I'm not hurting
Just press a knife to my heart and I'll let you draw blood
Promise I don't crave your embrace
Just want you to hold me
❀
What is love if it doesn't heal?
What are we if not bound for eternity?
❀
[Outro]
You held my heart, lead me back to the light
I told you, loving you is the start and the end
Loving you is everything
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Poppy
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Comments (7)
Wow, you put alot of thought and work in to this one, Poppy! I like the way you structured the duet sowe can "feel" both voices.
This is the embodiment of the many layers of feelings, one can feel the agony and ecstasy of the pain and hurt, well formulated,,,we should state a song or melody to sing it to, as Randy asks below.
Omgggg Poppy, this was soooo good! I sang it to my own tune and I loved it so much!
Nicely done, Poppy. Do you have a tune in mind?
Excellent entry for the song lyric challenge 🤩✅. Very dramatic! My favourite lyrics are: “ What is love if it doesn't heal? What are we if not bound for eternity? ❀ [Outro] You held my heart, lead me back to the light I told you, loving you is the start and the end”
Nice work.. I really enjoyed this one .
lovely song