nights were short
days were long
when i first met you
the summer was gone

you asked me questions
opened my mind
little did i know
there were devils inside

but then you weren’t there
like i thought you would be
and it would take a whole army
to abolish the sadness in me

and i learned that army lived
inside one special guy
and instead of fighting the devils
he cared ‘til they died.

but when the devils died
happiness passed with them too
and that guy couldn’t compare
all thoughts went to you

so i made myself distant
from love and from tears.
emptiness filled me
the guy saw it and cleared.

i had no one
you were now to far away
my friends knew fake smiles
nothing i loved stayed.

then a whole month of black
and there wasn’t a time
happy enough
to have stayed in my mind.

but the cycle was broken
emotions came back
along with you and my devils
i felt attacked

and i couldn’t decide
if this was something i wanted
could i like you enough
but not get my heart broken

it made it harder to know
you were fighting yourself too
i didn’t know if you could help me
or if i could help you

then we decided to try
let ourselves love just a little
but we both still wore chains
to protect from our devils

and as we began
to let ourselves go a little bit more
a small twist of fate
threw your dreams out the door.

and so slowly i watched
as your sadness returned
you had to go home
you’d lost everything you’d earned.

i couldn’t let you go
let you fade from my life
you were too big a part
but time just slipped by

and month’s turned to weeks
and weeks turned to days
and every inch of me hoped
you’d find a reason to stay

but more days here for you
just mean more painful goodbyes
i wish we had so much more
of this precious time

and i want you to know
though your days here are few
it’s been a long road since summer
and i simply love you.