Don't Go - Bane

I wish that I could spread my arms so wide

That I could wrap them around everyone I’ve ever known and loved

Protect them from the crashing waves

The storms that will take us all one at a time

The unheard goodbyes that we are never ready to whisper

Turning once strong men into lost little boys

Standing well dressed staring into six-foot holes

Sick of this chill every time the phone rings too early or too late

The what-if silences that linger in between

Why can’t I build a raft strong enough

To carry us through the clouds, the flames

Or any of that shit that I don’t believe in

I would do anything not to have to squeeze another trembling body

Who was not ready to face life’s end

Tired of sitting slumped in the corner trying not to come apart

As the lines stretch around the building

Why does only death show us how much we truly mean to each other

The beautiful things that we’re not ready to lose or have yet to try

Knowledge does not come in books it comes in caskets

I don’t wanna see how brave we can be anymore

I’ve seen the strength it takes to get past and move on

And would trade it all away to know how to keep you here forever

Maybe I’ve grown too old

Missed out on the glamour and the glory

Just can’t see past the tears and the pain

Oh please don’t bury me in the rain