You & You & You & Me

You
I watched you hurt yourself
I watched you hurt us
I watched you hurt
And I wondered how anyone could live that way
Now I see that you weren't living at all
You were running
But from what?
From the drink that kept catching up?
From the acceptance we fought so long to give?
From the person you'd made out of yourself?
Stop running
Slow down
Rest a while
Turn around and remember what you're running from
We'll help you fight it
Turn around
And see what you've left behind

You
I watched you love him in his last moments
I watched you love him from across an ocean
I watched you love me
And I watched you say goodbye to us all
Now I see how painful love can be
You were hurting
Bemoaning scars that never felt the wound
You mourn for a man at peace
You mourn for a boy at war
You mourn for the one who's lost his way
Put off your black vestments
See the sun?
Feel the wind?
Awake from this dream and recall those who love you
We're still here
Awake
And see what you've left behind

You
I watched you survive a leap of faith
I watched you survive outrageous fortune
I watched you survive
And I watched you turn from faith and fortune
Now I see how little it all means
You were broken
Struggling to stay alive
I will carry you
I will bleed for you
I will die for you
I did die that day
I heard you scream
I watched you cry
And a thousand times I've wished myself in your stead
I'm still here
I wish
And you destroy wishes and dreams

I give myself as though it were a gift
I need no reward, no accolade
I do not deserve anything
But I say this
I gave myself to all of you
Freely
Out of love
And when you left
Each of you took so much of me with you
When you walked away

You all said it was over
And I submitted
I told you I would disappear
But as we all know
I'm a failure and a liar
So I'll keep coming back
Because I see into the heart of things
And I see something worth coming back to