Lyrics

Hopeless

By Ian G. Clifton
March 10th, 2003

I need someone to be my bandage
Because my wounds are so deep
Sometimes I lie awake at night
Unable to get any sleep

I'm a victim of who I am
My personality a disease
The thought of a companion
Will often put me at ease

Emotions can run too long
Like a faucet I can't turn off
So many see my tears
And all they do is scoff

There are many more
Who don't have a clue
Even if they knew I hurt
They wouldn't know what to do

Maybe I can cover the pain
Using my lips to smile
It might work a little
But it won't last all the while

I can hope it won't last
Or at least won't last long
And I can release some pain
In an unsung song

But like a never-ending river
The pain will not subside
I guess I have to deal with it
I can't simply hide

Alone, I'll continue on
Hoping for assistance
But the path is so long
I am losing my resistance

At the end I could succeed
But there is a chance to fail
Thinking about it makes me sweat
Sometimes my face turns pale

The task is so daunting
It would be easy to give in
But I never take the easy path
And I don't expect to win