The Sword and Shield

Three voices live behind my eyes

One man, one woman, one that lies

The man stands watch with steady breath

The woman holds me through the rest

The beast just waits to make me less

It tried to take over my soul

And twice I nearly lost control

Tried turning silence into blood

But she pulls me off the ground

Soft hands that turn the volume down

And he rises every time I fall

Takes up arms to fight it all

He is the sword

She is the shield

Eleven years with no wounds healed

The beast whispered threats and lies

Told me that I was meant to die

It told me I was made to break

That every light was just a fake

It wore my face, it fueled my doubts

Tried to burn the last way out

But she cradled every fractured part

Sang the storm back into the dark

And he rose every time I fell

Became the wall that held me well

He is the sword

She is the shield

Eleven years with no wounds healed

The beast whispered threats and lies

Told me that I was meant to die

Now silence fills my head

And I can finally rest in bed

Said the world would treat me the same

That nobody would miss my name

The beast is gone

I see the dawn

Time erodes them, makes them fade

But I will never forget their names

Sword and shield inside my heart

The ones who fought against the dark

He is the sword

She is the shield

Twelve long years and still I feel

The scars remain, but so do we

The war is over

Now I am free