By Ali
Date: 16 March 2001
Why
When I've lost my voice
When my insides scream for release
When all the world is talking so loud
That my voice is simply carried off
If my eyes don't seem to speak to you
If you can't see underneath my mask
If the confusion inside me grows
So that I simply seem to choke
For everytime I sit and cry
For everytime I turn away
For everytime I stay
With you, in your arms
In the darkness, where I feel alone
In the light, where I feel free
In your embrace, where I feel...
More than I can let you know
When the chains feel too tight
When the illusions seem too real
When the dream finally crashes
To the floor
If you leave me again
If the world turns its back on me
If what I've done
Hurts more than what I haven't
For everytime I withdraw from you
For everytime I get too close
For everytime I doubt
These feelings that I strive to hide
In the morning, when you leave me
In the midnight hour, when you stay
In the time in between, when I miss you
From the morning, until the night
From the beginning, until the end
All these things and more
This is why I write
For me, for you
For a greater understanding
Of all the mysteries, in the shadows
And all the things known, in the light
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