Sweet Pain

If Cyrano De Bergerac

Fell prey to the blades of fifty men

With a heart and a sword

He'd drive them back

Perchance to see Roxanne's

Eyes light up the sky again

When beauty kind and full of grace

Again denied the beast her hand

The beast he turned

And hid his face

And tried with all his might

And magic to understand

And once upon a time

You know I used to wonder why

You know no one should need to cry

In pain of a heart forbade to fly

But you learn to say goodbye

As you whisper beneath a sigh

Sweet pain, can't you plainly see?

Sweet pain, you know it matters to me

Sweet pain, won't you make me feel at home?

Sweet pain, don't you dare leave me alone

Sometimes a life that seems hard to take

Is soothed for a while by an old friend

Leaving a bad need in its wake

Sad how, some friendships

Never ever seem to end, never end

All of my heroes up and died

Songs and a dream are left for me

What did them in, not suicide

Just a lengthy friendship

And a dream of how it could be

And isn't it a crime?

Was it more than they could bear?

You know they did not even care at all

And they might have something there

But I'm here and I don't see where

All I hear is their silent prayer

Sweet pain, is it so terribly wrong?

Sweet pain, to want to come along

Sweet pain, won't you make me smile?

Sweet pain, if only for a while

Can you feel what I feel?

So we can establish that the pain is real

Don't be afraid and I'll do the same for you

And we'll just hang on

And we'll make it, make it through

There's got to be a reason it works out this way

And there's something deep inside me

That makes me have to play

For you, for you

In no position to give advice

My heart it spoke and I wrote it down

And you know every wisdom has its price

My head up in the stars

And my feet planted firmly on the ground

When will I embrace this life I see?

I've been wondering for so long

Thinking back, the truth may be

I've been unaware but I've been living it all along

And it didn't cost a dime

And it did not come for free

It just would not let me be

But it never conquered me

Just a doorway and a key

And I think that we both agree

Sweet pain, is sometimes what you need

Sweet pain, it allows the blood to bleed

Sweet pain, from the moment of your birth

Sweet pain, you know it keeps you here on earth