Empathy Test

You are, brittle like the wind But I can, see right through your skin. Well you've got such beautiful bones And I love you like a river loves a stone. I am, fickle as I'm thin I shut you out, but you still got in. My worst intentions have all been over...

Woke up at her place, tired and yawning Looked out a window on a perfect morning There's a sailing boat, in the square Just like me, wondering how it got there. Stood by her bed and l watched her sleeping Through her scattered clothes, l go creeping And...

Stephen said why not write something That’s not so deep and meaningful? But the truth can be so, Tragic and beautiful. Blythe said she could never Tell anyone just how she feels. How will anyone know when, She caves in and it all gets real? I want to bare m...

Leave a light on for me So l can find my way into your dreams. When I look at you l always catch you looking, back at me. I know you're afraid And I know deep down you'll never leave. What do you want from me? l guess l'm just your little fantasy. I'm...

Oh how we carry with us, traumas of the past Faithful to moulds in which we’re cast. Hand me down dysfunction, recidivist desire watch me Throw another lover on the fire. There’s a great white elephant, hidden in the room Maybe you didn’t see him in the gloom....

All of my dreams have flown away All of my ambition with the wind Now you’re here. I never thought I would be satisfied With anything I had Now I’m not so sure. I waited so long for you Now you’re here I don’t know what to do With you. I went hunting for l...

My heart is an empty vessel Drifting out to sea I try my best to be what you want me to be. You can try and help me. You could drown me gently. You could tell me all of the things that I want you to say. I hear running water Hear you knocking on th...

As the dawn breaks, on the last day - Of a long, long year, My head aches, but the bedroom is bright and I'm wide awake. And you’re here - And it's such a relief to finally Have you near ... But I almost hear you thinking, I can almost hear you thinking, Abo...

Soft soft the firelight On my mothers face Reading by candlelight Everything in its place. Outside the willow tree Weeping in the wind I'm a man more sinned against Than sinning oh l swear. You know that I'll love you No matter what you do. You know...

Drive me slow, down the road Sound the horn on every bend. Bow your heads, respect the dead For he had many, many friends. Now follow the road, through the tunnel of trees To the big, wide open field. And take a left, up the muddy track To the house where I gr...

The moment that you wake from your disguise They record you with their eyes. No matter how, long or hard they try You know they won't shake it You know they won't shake it. Reaching for the seam that holds you in To find where you begin. Frozen in the pose th...

Please don’t tell me You think it’s too late. I’m not ready To accept this fate. The seas will rise To reclaim the land And we’ll realise We are still so small. Peace be with you When the lights go out. Hearts are heavy Overcome by doub...

I know how you want things to be And I know how far, away we are And I know that you need someone Who worships you. But I think that you know by now That's not, what I do, or who I am. Let's not try to change each other We are, who we are. And every...

Take me Contain me in your womb Don't give me room to breathe. Suffocate me Reinstate me in you. I am falling apart I am falling apart tonight So just imprison me And shower me in light. Choke me Envelope me inside I know you see through each dis...

You remind me Of places, I have never been. You take me to places I wish that I had seen with my own eyes. But you know that I'm happy here Staring into yours. Light another cigarette now honey Mix another snake bite and black. We've only a short wh...

She sings me the saddest of songs I cannot help but sing along Forever after in my head. There'll be no stopping once she starts The eternal burden of the queen of my heart I wanna be free but can't let go. She doesn't really know why. I feel so tired I cou...

Scared of losing touch If I really mean that much Why pretend that you love him? Don't call me out the blue When it's clear that I still do And you know he knows it too. Going home alone The only love I've known It's always been you. It's a...

I want know where your sorrow flows I want to go where no one goes. l want to sail the dark ocean in you And make it to the other... side. And won't wait For the flood gates to break. And won't wait Until it's too late. I want to know where your sorr...

Everybody knows you’re not perfect But you still do your best to hide your flaws. Everything you do is just surface But we all know what goes on behind closed doors. You’ll never know how it feels To be out on a limb, in the wind. And you’ll never kno...

Too late, too tired, My eyes were open - yours were wide. You looked for the sympathy that I Couldn't find for you again, tonight. Too late, though I tried, I knew the distance was all to wide. I feel you reaching out for me, but I Couldn't be with you...

Stay here for a while, dont go. Don't leave me alone or we'll never know. Stay here for a while, let's sleep. Don't wake me up, 'cause l need to dream. l need sleep and to dream. Stay here for a while, let's weep. There too much sorrow for me to keep...

Now and then I think of when we were together Like when you said you felt so happy you could die Told myself that you were right for me But felt so lonely in your company But that was love and it's an ache I still remember You can get addicted to a certa...

Flicking through yesterday's news Slipping my neck into the noose again Well it fits so well. Doesn't know where her loyalties lie - Then again neither do I. Going out getting drunk on gin Waking up in her arms but then I Never knew it would be so hard...

Coming down again Won't you leave a trampoline At the foot, of the stairs? So won't break my neck Falling out, of your favour. White powder, speaks louder Than any words you're saying. My flower, turned sour l found the petals at the end, of the bed....

I need a break from this vampire town It sucks my blood and leaves me to drown In a lover’s bed I might rest my head But don’t go thinking I’ve left you for dead. The wind blows around these tired feet That push me always down a one way street You know...

White light broke the dead of night Screaming woke the household from their sleep. No one dreams here any more At least not for the moment. My little sister rise up from, your bed again Think happy thoughts and let it go. Hold on tight, let go lightly...

If it wasn't for the loneliness then I could bear the solitude of These terrible silences These, horrific injuries are Simply where I find myself now Where I find myself. And I've been down so long now that It just looks like up to me and These terri...