That Crumbling Sigh

Words fighting to free themselves, then they're swallowed
But they're written across your face, etched in unrest
Devoid of all the man's pride, your mind's in a landslide
Holding on to a flicker in the fog
Sensing sensitivity, growing stronger

I gazed into the eyes of my future demise
Realised life has its time, but now I'm alive

Slip inside that crumbling sigh tumbling round those shell-shocked eyes
I've loved you for my whole life, and it's sending chills up my spine

We used to kick the ball, now you've lost the strength to walk
Spending Christmas in a hospital, and I can barely talk

And now I dread the rain
'Cause I can hear your pain-stricken sighs cascade across the cityscape

Through squinted eyes, I gazed into the eyes of my future demise
Innocence pried, suddenly the sun's capsized
Cradling a fragile mind trapped inside
Realised life has its time, but now we're alive

Slip inside that crumbling sigh tumbling round those shell-shocked eyes
I've loved you for my whole life, and it's sending chills up my spine
Slip inside that crumbling sigh tumbling round those shell-shocked eyes
I've loved you for my whole life, and it's sending chills up my spine

You said you've "had it"
I felt my hope erode
I'm still not ready
But it's not your time to go