As Lovers Die

Every day and every night
I cry a thousand tears
for the one I love
who could never love me back

Every time I see her smile
I think of how it's been a while
since her smile was anything
relative to me

And it's all just a memory
a fleeting thought, in fleeting time
but every single memory
it breaks my heart
I just make it rhyme

To let her go is weakness
To keep her here is selfish
To want her more is to love her like I don't

But my strength is surely fading
and my courage is in the waiting
to let her leave is bound to make me cry

But there's nothing left to do but hope to try
'cause to love her is to die

The passion in our love
and the passion in our hate
it's what always keeps me
coming back for more

The faith of her beside me
and the fear of her denying me
cripples me always
in the same damn way

And it's all just a memory
a fleeting thought, in fleeting time
but every single memory
it breaks my heart
I just make it rhyme

I let it fall away
but the love will never fade
I shield my eyes
from the slowly burning sky
As lovers die