hole in his soul

an only child in a small town never got up when you knocked him down
climbing trees in the day, constellations by night
looking for a hand to hold that felt somewhat right...

but the winds grew harsh with the confinements of age so he locked himself up in a cage for the rest of his younger days

now he's got a hole in his soul the size of mississippi and i tried to breathe love in but he didn't like me, he didn't want me , he doesn't want me

we lived together for about a year, each day a new test for what i could hear in his silence, those darkened eyes... then after an argument one insignificant day he took the car and drove away out of this town, out of my arms, he lost himself once again in the stars

now he's got a hole in his soul the size of mississippi and i tried to breathe love in but he didn't want me, he didn't like me, he doesn't like me

when i first met him he was just a little boy masked by a mystery, silent soldier of troy
i thought i could change him, thought that he would stay but from all my efforts, he just pushed me away

now he's got a hole in his soul the size of mississippi and i tried to breathe love in but he didn't like me, he didn't love me, he doesn't love me

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