Please don’t speak now of what once was
Don’t say a word for what will never survive
The ice hasn’t broken yet beneath our feet
We can still save ourselves and meet
Our fates with an open mind
Can’t you see
My breath is caught in my throat
And I can hardly move from you
I dread the darkness that will close my eyes, one at a time
It’s long gone midnight
And the slow hours have passed, so tell me
Why does the clock refuse to chime?

And now I’m afraid
To close my eyes
When I do you will just fade away
While I drown in this cascade
Of blood and last goodbyes
Past dreams are helping me to stay
Alive right now, for now
So don’t make me close my eyes

Please don’t prevent this one last touch
Don’t deny me one last caress of your skin
The world is still turning as we crumble
And from the light we do stumble
Alone we are birds with but a single wing
Don’t you know
My heart has ceased to beat
And I can barely move from the pain
I dread the darkness that will close my eyes one at a time
It’s long gone midnight
And the slow hours have passed, so tell me
Why does the clock refuse to chime?

And now I’m afraid
To close my eyes
When I do you will just fade away
While I drown in this cascade
Of blood and last goodbyes
Past dreams are helping me to stay
Alive right now, for now
So don’t make me close my eyes

I can feel you drifting away while I hold you
Yet nothing will forestall the parting of our souls
Somehow I must, we must
Learn to let go and let live
For it’s the only way we shall make it through this tempest
Broken, in pieces, but alive

And now I’m afraid
To close my eyes
When I do you will just fade away
While I drown in this cascade
Of blood and last goodbyes
Past dreams are helping me to stay
Alive right now, for now
So don’t make me close my eyes