3.15.2010

I Do What I Have To Do



What ravages of spirit
conjured this temptuous rage,
created you a monster,
broken by the rule of love?
And fate has led you through it.
You do what you have to do.
And fate has led you through it.
You do what you have to do.

And I have the sense to recognize

that I don't know how to let you go.

Every moment marked

with apparitions of your soul.
I'm ever swiftly moving,
trying to escape this desire,
the yearning to be near you.
I do what I have to do.
The yearning to be near you.
I do what I have to do.

AND I have the sense to recognize

that I don't know how to let you go.
I don't know how to let you go.

A glowing ember, burning hot,

AND burning slow.
Deep within, I'm shaken by the violence
of existing for only you.

I know I can't be with you.

I do what I have to do.
I know I can't be with you.
I do what I have to do.

And I have THE sense to recognize

But I don't know how to let you go.
I don't know how to let you go.

2 comments:

  1. Sarah is SO awesome! But I miss her earlier, more raw sound like on "Ice Cream."

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  2. I have such a special place in my musical heart for Sarah!! <3 I saw her live in PA.

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