Sliver

So many times you have cried,
Wishing for a cure, wishing to die.
When mascara mixes with tears,
After an evening of whispered jeers.
Again you feel the need for a bite,
The kiss of cold steel in the night.

I am the sliver in your vein.
I am the sliver in your brain.
Sliver.

Feeling alone, no one loves you
Losing hope, you don't know what to do.
Accusing eyes seem everywhere
Nowhere to run to escape the stares.
Is salvation found in blood and pills
When fantasy mix with what is real?

I am the sliver in your vein.
I am the sliver in your brain.
Sliver!
The sliver in your heart.

I am your friend
When all is lost.
I am your friend
During your loss.
I am your friend
You can't fight
I am your friend
In dead of night.
I am your friend
When you're without
I am your friend
Of silent shouts
I am your friend
With none above
I am your friend
When there's no love.

I will embrace you.

Who listens to you every night
When you're out of mind and out of sight?
Who listens at night when you pray
When you wish for a spark in dark days?
I'm the one to embrace you in the chill,
I am the cure for your broken will.

I am the sliver in your vein.
I am the sliver in your brain.
Sliver!
The sliver in your heart.

I embrace you.