I'll Hold You

I think of all the times I've longed,
Of all the times I've been too strong,
Being chewed up and spat back out,
To the songs of angels in a world of doubt.

And I don't want you to have to hide,
Sheltering behind your pride,
To afraid to feel again,
To watch as you lose another friend.

Don't lose your shine the way I did,
Don't protect your flame beneath a lid,
'cause your flame needs air to stay alive,
Trust, through your fright you'll watch it die.

Let me nurse your light now she's gone,
Don't you panic and see a con,
With your tears she's drowned your trust,
I will hold your heart and stop the rust.

Put your faith in someone real,
I beg to save what I can feel,
Is good and kind and strong and whole,
And should live eternally inside your soul.