I. I can see you from where I’m standing
I can see you smile when you’re not looking
But your eyes meet mine and that smile falls
And I never understand why the bell tolls.
II. You’re staring at me with pursed lips.
And your cheeks, with so many undiscovered dips,
Are hollowed out as you chew on the inside
And your eyes, I know, have something to hide.
III. Talk to me, don’t just stare.
I’m the one with the failing heart so it’s not fair.
I want to tell you all that I want to say
Even though I know it’s going to sound so gay.
IV. I’m going to leave this place one day
And it might be too late for me to say
All the letters I’ve written for you
In many shades and a different hue.
V. Now I realize why I hear the bells;
They’re signaling my time because time tells
That I should back up and detach
From that heart I have grown to match.
VI. I promise you, I’ll make my mark
In that faraway place without the dark.
And promise me you’ll make it out;
You are what the world needs to know about.
VII. You deserve such good with a heart so pure.
Grab your chances and quit being unsure
Because I believe in you, I always will.
For now, it should be enough, still.
VIII. Maybe you’ll forget me, but it’ll be alright
Because I’ll never forget or lose sight
Of the boy who’d fight with his mind and his words
The one who’d forgo the knives and the burns.
IX. Tell me you’ll do just fine
You’ll one day get to that finish line.
Do your best and make me proud,
I promise you’ll see me in that crowd.
X. I’ll be rooting for you forever,
And your eyes will shine and wander
As the crowd chants your name,
The reward to your fame.
XI. Your eyes will meet mine again and that smile will fall
But I’ll be smiling, still, until the curtain call.
