Keep You From Dying

(Verse 1)
The blinds are pulled tight and the air is stale
You’re smaller than usual, shaking and pale.
Your shoulders are slumped with a heavy weight
I’m sitting right here, trying to keep you awake.
Your sleeves are down and your head’s in my lap
And I’m tired of watching you fall right back.

(Pre-Chorus)
The mirror is lying, the shadows are thick
the life that you’re living is making me sick.
I’m done with the whispers and playing it cool
I’m not gonna sit here and act like a fool.

(Chorus)
I’m grabbing your wrists and I’m making you stay
I’m throwing the devil’s poison away.
You can scream at the ceiling and spit at my feet
But I’m not letting go when the cliffs so steep.
Am I the only one left who’s trying
To try to keep you from dying

(Verse 2)
Your phone hasn’t buzzed in a week and a half
I miss the old sound of an honest laugh.
There’s a hollowed-out look in the curve of your jaw
And the thinnest excuses that I ever saw.
I’m clearing the table, I’m flushing the rest
I’m taking the air from the lungs in your chest.

(Verse 3)
The secret came out from the glass on the floor
And the marks on your arm you didn't have before.
You’re trading tomorrow for a minute of numb
But I’m standing right here, and I’m not gonna run.
I’m willing to fight if you’re somewhere inside
I’m keeping you away from your own suicide.

(Breakdown - Palm-muted guitar, eerie and tense)
I’m blocking the exit and holding the keys
I don’t care if you beg on your knees.
You’re a heartbeat away from permanent sleep
I’m diving in cuz the water's too deep.
I’ll be the monster that keeps you alive
Whatever it takes for you to survive.

(Chorus)
I’m grabbing your wrists and I’m making you stay
I’m throwing the devil’s poison away.
You can scream at the ceiling and spit at my feet
But I’m not letting go when the cliffs so steep.
Am I the only one left who’s trying
To try to keep you from dying

(Outro)
The engine is warm and the door is locked tight
I’m stealing you back from the edge of the night.
You don’t have to speak, you don’t have to try
I’m not gonna watch while you’re saying goodbye
I gotta try 

Metalcore, progressive rock, male, determined, supportive, drug addiction, worry, sadness, anxiety, tense atmosphere