you around

words clatter around me
sharp enough to cut my bones
but no one seems to see
I guess I'm taking it alone

bracing now for the onslaught
keeping my defenses strong
trying hard not to fall
how much longer can this go on?

then you reach out to me, tell me it's alright
you hold me close, you help me find
a place to lay my burden down
you're the one i need to have around

i've been flattened by the roller
as it steams across me
waiting for it to be over
so I can crawl away free

though i'm in the midst of fire
I know you're not that far
From the sound of my sigh
I'm just waiting for the call

then you reach out to me, tell me it's alright
you hold me close, you help me find
a place to lay my burden down
you're the one i need to have around

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