Sacrifice

Listen to me, my dear friend;
I’ve been around a little longer than you,
I know a bit more about this world we live in.

You’re a nice guy,
and nice guys finish last.
Promise me, then,
you’ll never run from your past.

Trust no one.
Don’t be afraid to face this world alone.
I know it seems so much harder on your own,
but I also know you.
Just trust the voice within,
and it will get you through.

I’ve made so many mistakes.
I know that it’s too late for me to change,
but I’d sacrifice everything
to ensure you stay the same.

You’ll have to go on, all on your own;
and then you will know all the pain that I’ve shown.
I wish I could be there always by your side.
I know all that you want to do is hide.
I wish I could let you, I wish I could protect you,
I selfishly want to covet you,
but I know I won't always be here;
and you’ll have to go on without me, without fear.
Help yourself, I’d do it myself
even though it breaks my heart
to think you always loved somebody else.

When I say “I love you,”
it’s not because I want you
(though you know I do);
and it’s not because I know I can’t have you
(you know it’s true).

See, it’s not even about me.
It’s you, it’s always you.
Everything I’ve done has been because
I know that you’re the one.
I’ve been molding you to be the perfection that I see,
I don’t want you to be another reflection of me.
I’ve seen you strong, I’ve seen you weak;
you said we were wrong, I have to agree.
I’ve seen your best, I’ve seen your worst;
I was a b----, you were a jerk.

But all barricades aside, nothing can change how I feel,
nothing you say can make us less real,
because it’s there between us, you can’t deny
how alive we become when you’re inside…
I never loved anything so much not to lie,
I never loved anyone enough to fight and to die;
then I get a glimpse of your life, and you gave me back mine!

The word “love” doesn’t touch what I feel for you.
Doesn’t even come close.
I wish we could be together forever,
but now I can only hope.
I’m thankful just to have known
a love to move mountains, change the world,
“…And in every single letter of every single word
there will be a hidden message about a boy that loved a girl.”
I know you can make it, get through, you’re the one.
I pray upon my dying day
you look at me like your champion.

I’d sacrifice everything
to ensure you stay the same.

I know it’s tough to carry all that pain,
but if you give up,
my sacrifice will have been in vain.