A Leaf At the Mercy of the Breeze

[Teratogen]

Somewhat of a companion piece to "Engulfed."

A Leaf At the Mercy of the Breeze

Oh, here we are now, fighting the shovels of dirt
That the world throws upon us
Just as we were getting set to dig our own graves
Oh, just how much more could it have hurt
To let ourselves be honest
About the fears that chain us like slaves?

How can we ever speak about those introspective things
That we both know need to be said
When your hateful words were all I heard?
I can’t give the assurance that doubt never stings
When you can’t get out of your head
The notion that loving you is so absurd

But love is nothing to fear
Though it’s clear your heart is tender, tender, tender
So soon may love appear
You must volunteer to surrender, surrender, surrender

I know it’s hard, I know it’s hard
To be what you need to be
But please, let my love into your heart
Let my love into your heart
Let my love into your heart
And let your heart love me

Oh, here we are now, shielding our sullen eyes
From the beauty of the light
Just as we were beginning to let ourselves see
Don’t take this as some sort of wonderful surprise
To live the lies within our sight
And then pretend that we truly are free

Oh, the boundaries of control have now been crossed
For selfish reasons, now I understand
A leaf at the mercy of the breeze
I took the risk of loving you, but now at what cost?
You fled under such heavy demand
From the mirrors of our insecurities

But love is nothing to fear
Though it’s clear how easy we deceive, deceive, deceive
So soon may love appear
When it is finally here we must believe, believe, believe

I know it’s hard, I know it’s hard
To be what you need to be
But please, let my love into your heart
Let my love into your heart
Let my love into your heart
And let your heart love me

When the whole picture blurs and becomes disguised in disarray
Will I know the difference between giving up and walking away?
And do I have the strength to walk away?
Do I have the courage to stay?

Love is nothing to fear
It’s so sincere in its guarantee, guarantee, guarantee
I’ve made sorrow a career
But it must be clear that forgiveness is for me, for me, for me

And I know it’s hard, I know it’s hard
To be what I need to be
But please, let my love into your heart
Let my love into your heart
Let my love into your heart
And let your heart love me