The Archives

With desire to do the things you need to do
And the attitude to take the time to try
In the off-chance the struggles just succumb to you
The effort's often better than goodbye

In the archives of your heart aches there's a litany
Of opportunities taken to run
Lay them out and blow the dust off, find them each to be
A record of the damage done

Don't believe all you see
All that you see
It moves swift, and it hits hard
And it won't come easily

When imagining the breadth of all scenarios
The worst can seize the forefront of your mind
As you steel yourself for just how far the pain can go
Don't forget to stop the light from slipping by

In the archives of your heartache there's discrepancy
Between the choices that you've made and things you've known
Lay them out and blow the dust off, count out all the ways
The heart and mind together grow

Don't believe all you see
All that you see
It moves swift, and it hits hard
And it won't come easily

And then one day it'll strike you
Like the bricks you've laid to wall away your heart
And you'll tremble and you'll marvel
At the vigor of a true love's start
A true love's start

In the archives of your heartache there's a vacancy
Adorned with statues made of old love's bones
Lay them out and blow the dust off, count out all the ways
Two hearts and minds together grow
Let your hearts and minds together grow