I Wish You Could Love
After all of this time I still feel the same
My heart still skips a beat when you call my name
And I couldn’t love you more than I do
I’ve been so in love since the moment I saw you
I’ve watched every step that you’ve dared to take
I know you’re so aware of every mistake
But your beautiful spirit is all that I see
And who knows you better baby than me

I wish you could love you like I do
Sometimes when you’re asleep I touch your face
I am so overcome by beauty and grace
You’re just as broken as you can be
But you are so perfect for me
I wish you could love you like I do

Lament for the Little Girl

Hey there tiny one first light burns your eyes
Soon enough they will be here
I don’t have much time
Don’t believe their whispers
Their poisoned lullabyes
Rendering your soul silent
As they sing every night, “don’t you cry”
I stand by your cradle and beg you
Cry all you can
For just this moment you still know the truth
You still understand
This is your chance
You didn’t ask to be here
Here you are just the same
From this moment on they will mold you into a
Beautiful pawn for the game
Deep inside you’ll feel it
It’s not meant to be this way
Years from now may you remember
The truth that you mourned here today
I stand by your cradle and beg you
Cry all you can
for just this moment you still know the truth
You still understand
This is your chance
Your chance to grieve
You must not believe what they will teach you
Your chance to fight small as you might be
Your chance to cry for the voice that may die
As the years take you
Your chance to break free