Through the Years

How was I supposed to know, was I supposed to know
That you were slipping further from tomorrow
How am I supposed to live, how do I forgive
Myself for letting you slip into your sorrow

How was I supposed to know
That this would be last time, I'd see your face
That this was our last embrace

And through so many years, you helped me find my way
If I had a second chance, I'd tell you that I love you everyday

'Cause in my life you were there to take the pain away
But now that you're gone, there's a darkness, that can't be explained
Closing in around me now, why is this your elegy

Was it all for nothing
Left here to die trusting, that you'd come back for me
Drowning in this sea
Abandoned, lost, and broken
I've fallen apart, the shards of my heart
Break the skin; I will bleed forever from within

I won't let you go
I can't let you go

Wake me up and tell me, I'm no longer dreaming
Because the things that I have seen, are menacing, weakening
I'm caught in a web of lies, this nightmare, I'm screaming

And through the years, we walked side by side
Never facing the pain we kept inside
For far too long, we stood silent
And now I'm here, wishing that I could have found the words
To break the silence