Coffins

I gave my hand for you to hold
I gave my love that you went and sold
Exchanged our song for another
Can't blame this sad flame that once glowed like no other.

How do you soften
The thought of carrying coffins?
We were so alive
Only to see us wither and die.

You say you'd stand even if this would all fall
You're yearning, yielded when you hit the wall
I shut your ears, tried to make you hear my call
But you were long gone, no hope in a sunless dawn.

How do you soften
The thought of carrying coffins?
We were so alive
Only to see us wither and die
Oh, why must soil run dry.

And I never ever thought I'd hear these words be said
Now I lay here in an unmade bed
Empty stomach's unable to be fed
Your ego swallowed you and from there you fled.

So far away
Could not find your way back
Walked down the path
Where feet slipped through the cracks.

Where feet slipped through the cracks
Could not find your way back
Where feet slipped through the cracks
Could not find your way back.

How do you soften
The thought of carrying coffins?
We were so alive
Only to see us wither and die
Oh, why must soil run dry.