I Could Cry

I could cry
but I’d only be fooling you
pretending I felt
anything but the truth

He made off with
all of the hope in me
and I don’t mind
but I can’t be that kind of thief
  
It gets cold
before winter arrives
I feel it in the way you
promise your lies

I know you’ve got faith
you’ve got so much to give
but I’ve been cleared out  
walls are all I have left

You want your love
to be light as a butterfly
but my love’s hard
it’s been buried and fossilized
It’s still and calm
that’s why it gets brutalized
it can’t fly, can’t run
Lord knows how hard it’s tried

i could cry but I’d only be fooling you
I don’t mean to bite
but I’ve got the sweetest tooth
and your heart’s just like
baby’s breath candy floss
for pretty girls
and beautiful debutantes

You want love
to be light as a butterfly
but my love’s hard
it’s been buried and fossilized
It’s still and calm
that’s why it gets brutalized
it can’t fly, can’t run
Lord knows how hard it’s tried