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I watched you leave and my heart split in two.
There were so many words I longed to say to you.
So, let me hang from the rafters, and never say goodbye.
And you’ll never have to wonder or ask me why.

No hand feels like yours like this around my throat,
And I’ve tried so hard to keep my heart afloat.
There will be traces of what could not have been done,
Because when I reach into the night, there is no-one.

My blood is poisoned, and I can’t feel anything anymore,
I’ve been kicking and crying like a stone on the floor
There are things I have never said to anyone that I’d say to you
If only you’d listen and hear me the way that lovers do.

So let me hang from the rafters and never say goodbye
And you’ll never have to wonder or ask me why.
We could stay this way forever, or end the suffering
And I’ll forgive you—I’ll forgive you for everything.

If I could be in another place entirely
I’d still want you there with me
It feels like Heaven to think of your eyes
Falling on me where my body lies.

And it never will be enough
To say that I’m still in love
Even if it kills me to tell
All the spirits here in Hell.

So let me hang from the rafters and never say goodbye
And you’ll never have to wonder or ask me why.
Tonight, you will sleep soundly while I live a nightmare
And my blood is poisoned, and I no longer care.

© 2021 Marten Hoyle