Anthem

Dark-lipped lust in the back of a pick-up truck
You were fading and chipped like rust
I was ringing my hands, and head
For some stillborn sense
As we crossed the yard to the fence
How you trembled and hung your head
Searched the earth for a dream, or dread
And that star-flung sky hanging heavy above
was the only witness as I whispered
all those words you would not trust
What I said was:
Say to me
all the things that you think I could never handle
yeah, I could be the anthem
you sing to yourself
when you're slipping away
into sleep when the lights are so low
It goes
oh oh oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh oh oh ohhh
oh ohhh
oh ohhh
He killed your light
with the ease of a carving knife
cut the courage right from your mind
Now you mindlessly mourn what's left
And that star-flung sky hanging darkly above
was the only witness as I kissed your
scar-stained arms and asked for your trust
What I said was:
Say to me
all the things that you think I could never handle
yeah, I could be the anthem
you sing to yourself
when you're slipping away
into sleep when the lights are so low
It goes
oh oh oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh oh oh ohhh
Doe-eyed fear welled up inside your eyes
Held you tightly to me as I cried
Emily, darling please, look at me
this is not the ending
no, this could be the anthem
you sing to yourself
in the still of the night
losing faith giving up on all hope
It goes
oh oh oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh oh oh
After what he did, swore your heart was gone
Sun will rise again, just keep holding on
This is not the end, you are not alone
Sun will rise again, swear to God I know