If Only You Would Love Me

I have never been loved enough to be kept
Given away, a drifting leaf on the wind
Falling to the darkest depths
Woken and chased wherever I slept

Just trying to leave to find a new home
Running always invites a chase
Trapped me, broke me, leering faces through the bars
How long can I last with no room to roam

Your smile--was it friendly or cruel
I can't trust their double faces anymore
Won't listen to my constant rejection
What plans shall I now be the fool

If you fall, I'll catch
If you're hurt, I'll heal
Play your games When you're bored
You'll be safe with me
On a cold winter's night
I'll keep you warm and dry
If only you would love me back

Whisked me away on a flashback ride
Showed me kindness, but I can't trust
Intentions that never match their actions
Declared their love, but they always lied

If you fall, I'll catch
If you're hurt, I'll heal
Play your games When you're bored
You'll be safe with me
On a cold winter's night
I'll keep you warm and dry
If only you would love me back

Do you love me or the thought of it
What have I done to deserve this slow death
Choking under your smothering love
How can I leave your heart without breaking it

When will you understand I need to run on my own
Fly away on the breeze and never look back
Freedom can only come to those with no worries
So I must live in the wilderness all alone

(If you fall, I'll catch)
Don't give me love, give me freedom instead
(If you're hurt, I'll heal)
Release me from the prison of your head
(Play your games when you're bored)
Accept the world you dread
(You'll be safe with me)
Keep me here and I'll be dead
(On a cold winter's night)
I know your pain when I fled
(I'll keep you warm and dry)
Thousands of cuts when I bled
(If only you would love me back)
If only you would let me go

You opened your arms and I took wing
Love strengthened by your sacrifice
Even now from the depths of the wood
As we stare at the moon I hear you sing:

If you fall, I'll catch
If you're hurt, I'll heal
Play your games When you're bored
You'll be safe with me
On a cold winter's night
I'll keep you warm and dry
If only you would love me back