a better place

Written with DeMaur (Maurice Roper)

what if I had it all,
would you love me?
what if I said it all?
would it mean anything?

on this journey
trying to find my way
desiring, never deserving
chasing who you want me to be
when I was in a better place
you didn’t stay

and i want to go back
to who I was before
but you burned every bridge
and smothered yet more
you loved the fire
it made you feel alive
I loved the light in your eyes
but found no joy in the flames
I realized too late
there’s no passion left in ashes
and I realized too late
What I had done, when all I wanted was
To dance with you

tell me gently
that I’m not enough 
my hopes were heavy
sometimes hard to carry
I hope you find relief 
In the things I couldn’t be