Slips Away

I know that face I wore at once I know that hand I lost it twice Every promise gets teeth in time Every one word learns how to bite I've watched love fold in the rain I've watched names fade through the pain The room goes cold when truth gets near And all you hold turns thin as fear Don't call it forever It won't stay Don't hold so tight it slips away I've seen the spark turn into smoke I've seen the heart learn how to break Cracked mirror on the floor That's how trust looks when it's worn Empty hallways keep my steps but footsteps never come back Cold air in the frame Smiles rot the same way When the light starts to fail Even loyalty goes pale I've watched love fold in the rain I've watched names fade through the pain The room goes cold when truth gets near And all you hold turns thin as fear Don't call it forever You won't stay Don't hold so tight it slips away I've seen the spark turn into smoke I've seen the heart learn how to break I am the ghost at your door I know the shape of wanting more I know the smile before the knife I know the hush that ends a life Don't call it forever You won't stay Don't hold so tight it slips away Love is a shelter built to fall Trust is a prayer that cracks the wall I've seen the spark turn into smoke I've seen the heart learn how to break