Hero

Heaven knows I love you,
Hell knows I would die for you,
and everything in between.
I act strong for you
So I can keep you all in one piece.
But I'm afraid my love
I'm not nearly as strong as I seem.

If I could snap my fingers
and make it all vanish from sight,
I would in a heartbeat.
But the burdens are heavy,
and I carry yours, mine. all I can.
It's too great a feat.

I'm sinking,
and it's no fault of your own.
I chose to take this all on.
But I need to be honest with myself.
My back is breaking,
everything is aching.
I've been carrying it too long.

Heaven knows I love you,
Hell knows I would die for you,
to the ends of the earth I would go,
but my cape has been torn.
And though I wish I was,
darling, I can't be your hero.

You must be mine.