One by one, I watch the promises break
One by one, the tears roll down my face
You caught me, kept me in a gilded cage
Now I watch my life move, page by page
They say chapters unfold like leaves on a tree
But all I see in this broken place is me
This heart of mine is breaking,
And now my knees are shaking
I watch you throw my heart away
Let this be the end, I pray
But its just the biggest nightmare
And in the starring role is me
Let me wake up, let this be a dream
The pain I'm feeling's gonna make me scream
They say a spirit can't be broken
But surely my heart is a token
of how everything they say is wrong
Now I watch you walk away
I'm just a toy with which to play
You've had your fun and
Now you're done
Will you ever get to see
Just how much you meant to me?
The nights I worried, thinking of you
And now you simply say we're through
What? No earthquakes? No floods of fire?
Are you the only one who gets their heart's desire?
And perhaps the greatest irony
That ever a mortal man did see
Is that, in the newfound light of day, the earth bursts into song.
