Romance Of The Damned

(oooooohhh) (ohhhhh) (ooooooooohhhhh) (uhhhhhhhh)

The room is dark,

candlelight across your face.

I should look away,

but I never do.

I’ve rehearsed these words

a thousand times in my head,

but every time your eyes meet mine,

my courage disappears.

You’re close enough to touch,

but I keep my hands at my side.

There’s a confession underneath my tongue

I’ve swallowed every night.

I know the sound of your breath.

I know how your eyes undo me

without saying a word.

Every heartbeat gives me away.

Every breath brings me closer.

What if you don’t feel the same?

What if I open my heart and you decide it’s too much

to hold?

If you ever leave,

what becomes of all this fire?

What happens to the pieces of me

that only wake when you’re near?

If loving you is dangerous,

then let the darkness have me.

When your fingers brush against mine,

the whole room disappears.

I carry your name

like a secret prayer.

I hear it when I’m alone.

My lungs are burning.

My hands are shaking.

My heart is beating

like it wants to tear itself

free. (aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh)

I LOVE YOU!

There—I said it!

I LOVE YOU!

I’ve loved you through every silence!

I’m terrified that if you leave,

there’ll be nothing left of me!

I said it. And somehow the world didn’t end.

(oooooohhh) (uhhhhhhh) Maybe we’re meant

for each other.