dont close your eyes

i lay here in my bed
i fight the want to close my eyes
i fight the want to slip into darkness
i think about all the things ive done
all the nights i cried wondering when
or if ever
you'd come home to me
hoping you'd save me
from myself and all i've done
i struggle to keep back the tears
thinking about all the scars
i think about all the blood
i wonder what you would say
if you could see me now
what youd think of me
knowing
id done this to myself
over and over
i hear the door open
the light slowly turns on
i see your face
and i know you're scared
you run to me
trying to stop the bleeding
you tell me to hold on
that everything will be alright
but we both know it's too late
im letting go
I've given into the pain
as i slip away i hear you say
baby don't close your eyes
i pray the lord your soul i may keep
i feel death's hand on mine
and he says

don't close your eyes