CANDLE


What is said is done
And what is done, it has been said
Can no longer be undone
Should have listened to my head

I'm alone tonight
As I have been since the day
The day I tried my honesty
Also marks the day you went away

Is there a torch still being carried?
The flame seems bloody red
The candle here, it burns for you
It might as well burn me instead

Do you even think of me anymore?
Do I even cross your mind
The way that I betrayed you
You know I couldn't lie

Without you there isn't much left
But I have to let you go
The candle here, it burns alone
And at the same time burns my soul

I stripped away a part of me
I tried to give to you
My love and understanding
And then it became misconstrued

Now I spend my whole days waiting
Just to hear a call
And at nights the candle burns, not bright
In fact it barely burns at all

Having trouble sleeping
All I think about is you
And all this mess I had to make
The mess I had to put you through

I forgot to go to bed again
And the morning's drawing near
The candle can stop burning
I'll put it out with a single tear

You don't think I'd cry for you
You don't think you meant that much
And while I had the best intentions
I only helped myself get crushed

What I offered you was pure
What I thought I gave was true
I had no hidden intentions
I just couldn't lie to you

I can say I'm sorry
But I don't quite know what for
And the candle now seems dead and gone
I ruined things this time for sure

22/11/98