‘Twisted Touch'

Your combat with my nihilistic ways
Is all that characterizes your days
And now your back's against the wall
This is my responsibility
And my shoulders are not weak
But I can't carry it all

Your constant struggle with my bitter soul
Is the essence of your mortal role
All this – and still, you fall
I'm the cause of all the pain
And I'm the one to bear the strain
But I can't carry it all
No, I can't carry it all
Oh, I can't carry it all

You're my star –
So much I've done has hurt you
Yet we've still come this far
Oh, my star –
I'll never desert you
So you don't need to bear my scars

But you do
Because you're you
And it demonstrates such
Selfless and true
Love for you to
Gladly live with my twisted touch

Your losing battle with my self-hatred
Has left you sapped, drained and devastated
With rewards insignificantly small
This I recognize
And this I despise
But I can't carry it all

Your decline as I wreck my health…
Your demise as I destroy myself…
Slowly down the dark tunnel we crawl
I don't mean to take you down with me
And I'm so sorry
But I can't carry it all
No, I can't carry it all
Oh, I can't carry it all

You're my star –
So much I've done has hurt you
Yet we've still come this far
Oh, my star –
I'll never desert you
So you don't need to bear my scars

But you do
Because you're you
And it demonstrates such
Selfless and true
Love for you to
Gladly live with my twisted touch

But I can't carry it all
No, I can't carry it all
Oh, I can't carry it all
Oh, I can't carry it at all

You're my star –
So much I've done has hurt you
Yet we've still come this far
Oh, my star –
I'll never desert you
So you don't need to bear my scars

But you do
Because you're you
And it demonstrates such
Selfless and true
Love for you to
Gladly live with my twisted touch.

 

© M.A.Tovey 2007