He sings of suffering. His eyes hold the pain of living in sorrow. The moment our gaze meets recognition flares within. We are tortured souls drifting in a sea of darkness. He knows I have secrets that I'll never tell. I am numb. I am broken. I can never be the guiding light through the darkness he thinks I am. I have forsaken my past, I rely on keeping myself shut off. I wish things were different, that maybe we could be each other's lifeline. But destiny drags us down like an anchor. He lives his life in the lime light of a famous rock star, and I live in shadows on the run. I wished I’d known that before I fell for him, but now it’s too late.

She dances with a passion I'll never know Seeing her again tears me at the seams She was never mine My soul is stained with the darkness of death I have killed I have tortured I have lost Her soul is too bright for the shadows within. and her determination to be the flame in my heart could kill us both Still, I want her, I crave her But not even her blinding lights can fight away the darkness threatening us both. Eventually, everything gets snuffed out.